BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Latbartınő Ouyèral monumen Zasveć sad Pally Pulëng mammans. 30,100,000 Banstvu Funda 1
Havarro Elobčičty of Progelelors. 208,100,000 KHAN OFFIC2. BONG TOM.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS --
2. £. Form. Bing.
Соблены
T."HFR, Shav, Eng. Dopety Choirs.
W. H. Hall. Bog_
A. il. Comption, Fig.
ton.M. 64.8, Mackie.
G. KINAR, 15,
AMOY RANOROX JATAVIA
BOMBAY
BALOUTTA
MANTON
DEE700 DOLOMBO
DAMER
POOGBO
HAIPHONG MANDGES
MANROW
MARBIN
BONDERW
ILOILO
FOROR
Ковк
OWLOON
KUALA LUMPOR
K. 8. Murzinom, 124.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Patemo D,
1. P. Warira, Eng.
. Osburn, Hon.
Chial Muanger.
BILLKOR
LONDON LYON MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR (Ɛndors)
MOIDEN
XEW YORK
PRIPING
PENANO BANDOOM
RATOON
BAX PRANOTsco
HUNGHI PATANJ
KRANORAK
IMG&FORE
BOURABAYA
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TKINGTAO
TUKOHAMA
Outra route oposed in Loral Ouarumay and Fund Proportie rondeat for osa p shariar portals is Loved Cercoday and Burli
terus videk will be anotad su npplication Hong Kong, 24th January, 1934.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
Po Baking of the obers Buah ke sosi urinë
By the HONG KONG AND BEANDMA! BANK- IME CORPORATION.
FOR TEX JONGKONG AND GUARDEN 44ELING CORPOLATION,
1. M. ORAYBURN,
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1032.
SAFETY FIRST !
To Baternard Your Valuabla and Jawelleries.
Deport them in a Fault
that really: FIRE - PROOF BURGLAR-PROOF
DAMP - PROOF I OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT located on the Megaaning Floor of Our New buliding Specially Con structed to provide all of those Im- portant Qualities.
You may obtain Safe Deport 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. Carner of lee House Street and De Vorex Road, Central.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.) BEAD OFFICE:--Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special imperial: Charter, 1820.
Got Beat in Farmvino Bach holes berund abarnge amount Ima
On and after August 15th, 1993, the rate of Interest on Special Current Deposit will be at 2% p.a. on daily balance and the rate for balance over $10,000 will be quoted on application. (Maximum rata--11⁄4%%).
LONDON BAKIERA:
Barlaya Bach., Ltd., Lloyds Bank, 194 Midland bass, Led, Wesalonter Bank. La
The Bună bea Commaponésata in all he pranget Jemmarnal Coatese throughout the warld
BOXO LONG BALKON ›
X. NADOBA.
DV Rosé Central.
Bang Bang Dumber 1, 19L.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1840,
· Capital (fully pak"-up) Yen100,000,000 Hasers Fund
Yen121,250,000.
Road Offer:---YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria
Men hay
Dadran (Dalny) Wangtien." (Mulden)
Hamburg Hankow Harbin
Zong
Bainking
Karachi
Kobe
Londos
Los Angeles
Manila
Moj.......
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA..
Į Incorporated_by Royal Charter, 1858.
HHAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Bazarre Liability of Pro-
prietors ...............
£3,000,000 .£3,000,000
COMMERCE
AND FINANCE
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONĖ.
.$3,000,000) On London-
T. T.
Agencies and Branches:
ALON UTAR
AMETSAR BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY OALCOTTA DANTON CAWAPOR
COLOMBO DELHI HALPROMO
HAMETO MANTOW HAREIN
ILOTLA
ПРОН
KARACHI
KUALA LUMPUR
KGORING
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW TOLK
PERANO
RANG-OČK
BAJOON
SEMARANG
SERENDAN
SHANGHAI
KINGAPORE
KITIAWAN
TAIZERO
TEENTRIN
Foreign Exchange Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-! ed Deposita received for one year or aborter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
}
A. BREARLET,
Manager.
Hong Kong. 17th November, 1982.
On demand
1/6 1/64
Four months' sight 1/6
THE CHINAMAIL.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 19,
Lindbergh Seaplane Attractive Museum Piece
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS:
A group of eager children was among the first visitors on exhibition. The plane is suspended from the cell- to the New York Museum of Natural History after ing in the Hall of Ocean Life. Nearly 400 other items the rea plane in which Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. which were part of the Lindbergh equipment on the Lindbergh made their 10,000-mile flight was placed | aerial argosy are also on exhibition.
Credits 4 months'
sight
1/7/
PRIPING (Poklad
On New York-
On demand
38%
Credits 60 dayı'
night
ROO
BOULIBATA
On Paris
TONGKAH (Blubet)
On demand
590
TIILOTAO
TOKOHAMA
Credits 4 months'
SAMBOANGA
sight
630
and
General
| Ön India-
T, T.
100
'On demand
100%
On Shanghai---
On demand
110
On Japan:--
On demand
12714
On Manila-
On demand
77
BRAINS
On Singapore........
On demand.......
647%
2,180,000
On Batavia-
On demand
5714
Only Equal To That Of Natives.
WORLD-WIDE INVESTIGATION
On demand
59
On Bangkok-
On demand
122
Sovereigns bank buy-
Chief Manager. };
ing rate
Bar Silver per 07.
1/6% 2034
Bar Silver í Hong
Kong Copper Cash
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Ratablished 19TL
Head Ofice-Bog Kong
Authorised Capital (B.X. Outroney) ...F3?,000,906 P-Op Capit Reserve Fund
ВРАХОВИ
Danka, Kangha), Haakow, Bengkak,
and Francisco,
LONDON BANKERR :----
The Lord's Bank, Limited. CORRESPONDENTS
In a pricipal cítime of the World.
Foreign rags and banking business of weary dancription inacted.
Be Depois Bones (variom slawe) si a yearly total of trosa 45 sa 44k.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorized Capital
$10,000,000.00 |
On Saigon-
Paid-up Capital .... $ 5,598,600.00 Copper Cents
Reserve and
Prosta
Undivided
Dom. nom. 1% prem. Rate of Native Interest 31⁄21⁄2% p.8. $ 2,312,000.00 Chinese Sub. Coin 30% dis
Hong Kong Sub. Coin par.
HEAD OFFICE:—HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Sir Shonson Chow, Chairman.
Li Koon Chun. Esq. PK. Xwok. Eng. Wong Yun Tong, E14. Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Li Lan Sang. Eva.
Wong Chu Son, Eaq. Kao Ying Po. Eeg.
Kan Tong Po, Esq. Chief Manager. Li Tre Fong, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES -
Manila Melbourne
Amor
Seattle
Bataviz
Bombay
Караклкі
Calentta Canton Haiphong Hankow
New York
Osaka
Paris
Priping
Honolulu Kobe Kowloon London
Peneng Kangoon
Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Swatow Syndey Talhoku
Saigon San Felseo
Tientain Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama
Every description of Banking and; exchange business transacted Loans
rented on approved securities,
will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxei To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager Hong Kong, 24th November, 1988.
ICE-AGE LAKE IN
YUGO-SLAVIA
Shepherds Terrified By Reappearance.
STRANGE PHENOMENON
Belgrade.
A huge lake of great depth has suddenly appeared in a gorge, be- tween the Koprivnik and Gubavatz mountains near Petch, an ancient, Serbian city.
It occupies the basin of a dried- up lake of the Ice Age.
The rising of the water was seen by shepherds watching their necks on the mountain side.
Terrified by the underground romblings and gushing torrent,
WEIGHT OF WOMAN'S EVENTFUL
London. According to a recent medical statement that brain capacity can from the weight of be estimated the brain-all women are less cleverl than men.
YEAR FOR
AMERICA
1933 Calendar Of Events. Seen.
STARTED FIRES FOR PLEASURE.
Maniac Who Loved To See People Burn.
FIRE-RAISING TRIAL IN
WARSAW
Warsaw.
NAVY CONTRACTS 1934–1935.
NEALED tenders for the supply
SEAL
of the undermentioned stores for H.M. Naval Service”: at Hong Kong commencing 1st April 1934, will be received until noon on the dates specified, by the Superinten dent and Victualling Store Oficer, H.M. Victualling Yard, Kowloon, from whom forms of tender and {any necessary information can be
obtained on application:-
Sugar
Lard
Bread
12 Months' Contract.
26th February, 1934. do do- Biscuit 28th February, 1934. Rice
do
Ice
P
- 7 Months" Contract.
28th February, 1934.
3 Months' Contract,
Potatoes and
Vegetables 5th March, 1934. The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.
DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.
Telephone 57777. P. O. Box $3. Headmaster:-C. B. R. Sargent,
MA.
Next term starts on Monday, March 6th.
New boys should attend, for tests, on Saturday March 3rd at 9.00 a.m.
1
Entry forms and prospectuses may be obtained from the Head--
THE Undersigned have received The ructions to the recultie Auction
ON
WHERE THE WORLD'S EYES WERE RIVETTED
Felix Joswiak, aged-26, has been master.
to six charged with setting fire New York.
smail estates and churches-A For the United States a year of total 20 buildings-which were PUBLIC AUCTIONS. Įdramatic changes, of financial and destroyed near Prazasnysz in one This statement was issued by economic experiment of startling week.
Joswiak is alleged to have con- Reveral well-known doctors after}
character, and of substantial, iffessed that he caused the fires, and investigation all over the world.
They found, for example, that erratic, business recovery has been to have stated that the sight of
Heft behind. the
faming houses and people being average weight of Kenya natives brain was 160 grammes less
In 1933, despite striking develop-burned to death gave him pleasure. than that of an average European ments elsewhere, particularly the But he loved birds and could not! тип. From this they deduced Far East and Germany, America bear to see them suffer. that the difference in weight was held the attention of the world by care to drive the pigeons out of the Thus, before every fire, he took comparable with the difference in
of President Roosevelta |reason
dove-cotes attached to the houses. intelligence.
whirlwind assault
the upon
One day Joswiak was found by Unfortunately this difference in economic troubles of the country policeman near the scene of a fire weight is about equal to the differ which by the beginning of the year with a pigeon in his hand and was ence in weight between the brains had attained the gravity of a na-
arrested.Router.
4
of European women and
European man. This fact has been
tional catastrophe.
Outstanding events in a
pointed out by the superintendent
year
Thursday, the 22nd. February, 1934, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Kowloon Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road
A Quantity, of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
comprising:
FURNITURE
chairs, Wardrobe, Dressing table, Chesterfield coucher and arm-
Chest of drawers, Cupboard, Chairs, Armchairs, Dining table,
of a London mental hospital who/which is likely to loom large la/ GERMANY'S CONSUL [Side board, Ice chest, Brass Ware, adda “Chivalry forbids further American history included:- comment!"-Reuter.
"LOST" ASTEROID FOUND
Arizona Astronomers' Discovery.
SEEN FOR SIX WEEKS IN 1994
Tuscon, Arizona.
A "Lost" Asteroid, or a hitherto i
Current Accounts opened is Local they fled to Petch crying: "Flee Currency and Fixed Deposits received while there is yet time." far ana vore na ekomar periods in Loga! and Foreign Currancica on terms which The inhabitants gathered up undiscovered one, has been found. their valuables and prepared to on photographic plates at Steward escape to the hills, but the water Observatory, University of Arizona. the Ice-Age Dr. Edwin F. Carpenter, Assistant ceased to rise when basin was full.
Director of the Observatory, who In 1926 Petch was flooded by a announced the discovery, said he audden welling up of underground believed it to be the asteroid water in the mountains. 85 people Zerlina, discovered by Wolf at were drowned and hundreds of Heidelburg in 1904. Zerlina was
observed bouses were destroyed.-Reuter,
for approximately six weeks and, then lost to view,
+
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Bead Office:65, Broadway, New York,
Capital Surples Eeserves
U.8.$8,000,000,00 U.8.81,867,089.17 -73.8.81,718,979.67
BRANCHES.
Gleane
Mexice its
Heldalbarg
Taiping Purme
Meeting Bremen
Nagasak
NAEOFS
New York
Parla
Dalla
Paiping
Rangoon
"da Junaivo San Francisco Seattle
Shanghai Ringapore Seerabaya Bydney Tientain Tokyo
Tvingtan Yingkow
· Deposita: received, for, Arad, pacios
(82 rates 11.be obtained.
"stone 3 mg. 11th Bapl
Tarmins
Branches of Asheriaan Express Com- pany in Principal cities of United States of Amerion and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banktow Transactions undertaken.
Personal Investment - Besonnta handled.
"Tko "Company" offers¦to intending Travelers the use of ita-ci **Tra Chimened" ✨and: Tattire: of Credit and,
in addition, thaɛ word
.*
THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL BANK LTD.
National Bank Bollding,
BA, Des Voeux Road, Central
If the Asteroid on the photo- graphic plates is Zerlina, Dr. Car- penter said, it has wandered eight įdegrees from its position since it
was discovered 29 years ago,
The body is of about the 14th magniture and its distance from the earth is estimated at 160,000.- Authorized Capital... $6,000,000.00000 miles. It is in the constella
1,000,000,00
Paid-up Capitalondon and
New York,
Paris. Agentar BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,, We offer facilities for tion of general Foreign Exchange
transac business.
and bonds bought":42^\\ Stack
granlod on approved, securities.
Loans
FLEE FANG, General - Manager,
COMING ATTRACTION!
THE
AND THE
POWER
SPENCER TRACY GLORY MOORE
COLLEEN:
THE
KING'S
tion of Peagasus and probably in only a few dozen miles in diameter, Dr. Carpenter said.-Reuter,
TRINIDAD'S FIRST DIVORCE,
Bells Toll When Man
· Is Re-Married."
MARKING CHURCH'S
DISAPPROVAL
St. Joseph, Trinidad..
IN SHANGHAI.
Silver ware, Cutlery, Glasa, ware, Linen, Ornaments, Pictures, Car-
ware, Tea set, etc., etc.
1.-Submission by Congress to LT. COL. VON KRIEBEL SUCCEEDS Pets, Dinner crockery, Porcelain
the 48 States of resolution
for repeal of the Eighteenth
( prohibition) Amendment
(Feb. 20).
BARON VON COLLENBERG
Berlin.
also
A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE
Including:
Former Lieutenant-Colonel Her- 2. Inauguration of President mann von Kriebel, one-time military
Black wood joss table, Black Roosevelt amid a nation-widejadviser to the Chinese Nationalist wood tea poya, Black wood Chairs, banking crisis (March 4) Government, has been appointed Black wood desk, Black wood 3. Assumption of war-time German Consul-General in Shang- cabinet etc., etc.
dictatorial powers by the pre-pat.
sident and appointment of a He will succeed Mr. R. C. W. non-political brain trust to] Behrend, who has been acting Con- advise the government. sul-General in Shanghai since the 4.--Abandonment of the gold stan- departure of Baron Ruedt von Col- dard and inauguration of a lenberg to Mexico, where he became
Minister to that country. campaign to restore prices to the 1928 level (April 19)
Colonel Kriebel, who is a close friend of Chancellor Adolph Hitler 5.-Passage by Congress of thei
aucceeded Colone! Bauer na Military £600,000,000 ($3,000,000,000)
Adviser to the Chinese Government, inflation amendment' to the
about four years ago and was, in Farm Relief Act, with power turn, succeeded by General Wetzel. given to the president to re-United Press, duce the gold content of the dollar by no more than 50 per cent (April 28).
to
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS,
. LIMITED,
The Steamship /
6. Completion of vast public works schemes and extension of cash rellef on a large scale debtors, principally
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', farmers and home owners.
ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS. 7-Wholesale regimentation of Industry, Including shorten-
"BENVANNOCH" ing of hours of labour, mini-
Consignees of cargo are hareby, ta- mum wages, minimum selling rmed that all goods are being land- prices,and elimination of ed at their risk into the hazardous 'cut-throat competition un- and/or extra hazardous Godowns of der the N.R.A. (launched in| June). [
Hong
Kong Kowloon Wharf-and Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained. No claim will be admitted after 8-Attempt to force a renewed the Goods have left the Godowns, and advance in prices by deprefall Goods remaining undelivered after
and
Gramaphones Enamelled bath Shanghai batb
On View from
Wednesday the
21st., February, 1934
Terms: Cash on Delivery
THE
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
[\HE Undersigned ́hové received instructions to sell by Publie
Auction
ONL
Friday, the 23rd. February, 1954, commencing at 10.80 x.m.
at No. 96B, Nathan Road, Ctop Floor) Kowloon,
A Quantity ́ot
- VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
On view from "Thursday" the 22nd, February, 1934,
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 19th Feb. 1984.
PUBLIC AUCTION:
ciating the dollar in terms of the 28th February, 1934, will be sub- THE Undersigned have received: gold.
Ject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must
THE
instructions to sell by Publiq-T
9.-Repeal of Eighteenth Amend- be presented to the Undersigned on or Auction
ment--Reuter
Trinidad for the first time this year.
F▸
All broken,
Bond
VA. Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE:
before the 12th March, 1934, or they will be recognised.ee
| WEDNESDAY, the 21st Feb., 1934, with the General _comply
commencing at 10.50 mm. od: Warehouse: Regulations consigases must have a Revenue Oficer
at No. 218C, Nathan Roid, tendance when damaged dutiabl
Kowloon Striet orders were issued by the goods afe
and damaged Bells were tolled at all Roman Priests that no Chatholic was to xt-
Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Catholic churches in St. Joseph tend the wedding...
(where they will be azaminad on the (the ancient Capital of Trinidad) The bridegroom was Mr. George Litir February, 1986, at 10 #76., -by when the first man to be divorced W. Huggins, who comes of the Messrs. Goddard
*Douglas F Wää remarried at a island's wealthfest "families, and a grea in Trinidad,"
|the bride was Mias Elizabeth Bill of Lader will be countersigni Registry office, vepr
This was a gesture of sorrow to Fraser, Mr. Hugging divorce was ed by:BROMOVER mark the Church's disapproval of made absolute two months ago GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD. divorce, which was introt In Reuter,
Hong Kong, 19t2 FRICORZY, 1984,
No Fire Insurance has been effec
On view from Tuesday the 20th February, 1935441UA
*Farms; "Cash,,on-Dalivar7
ET BROSS
Hong Kong, 17th