BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI - THE SCHARTERER BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION.
Tamed and Pully Fuldng women 90,000,000
£ 4,600.000*
Incorporated by Royal-Charter, 1882
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
1
***ing of. Tropelame on $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Remerge, Liability of Pro-
prietors
3,000,000
XRAD DEPTOS: HONG KONG.
BOLEN OF DIEMOTERS 1....
Homme, Gos' Mackal
J. P. Warren, Båt.
Bogaty Chatrasos.
A/B. Compton, Kag,
Han, X. J. J. Paterson
T. R. Pearce Reg. 7. Megh Shan, Jae I. 1. Savers, Bou
8. Marrison, Zaq..
AMOY
BANGXOX
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
SALOUTTA BANTON
EXPOO
BRAMON 201
MAL-LOOK
MANILA
MURDER
**W TORK
Прои
КОЛЕ
ZOWLDON.
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYOK
MTAR (Johemi
FXTPING
FRXANG.
KANGOON
FATOON
HAM BRAMOLIDO
SHANGRAI
SINGAPORN
BOURASATA
SUNORI PATAMI TOKYO
TRIKOTLO TOKOELMA
Currant · Aranguis, seeped in Land Durvaber,
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1834.
BONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
-
The tons of the above Banch is som husban Up the HONG KONG AND SKANGHAS BANK 18 DORPORATION. Baker may be obložbe
FOR THE BONGKONG AND GRANOMAI SANKING CORPORATIOS.
V. H. GEATBURK,
Chal Monogat-
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1934
BAFETY FIRST I
To Bafogaurd Tour Valanbina and Jewelleries, Dayout them in a Vault that la rey: FIRE - PROOF- BURGLAR-PROOF
DAMP PROOF!
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
located on the Mezzanine Floor of Our New building Specially Con strated to provide all of these Im- portant Qualities.
You may obtain a Safe Deport 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 Des Voeux Road. Central
Agonciou und Branches:
AMRYNAN
KAMEROR:
MADIAR
BOMBAT
MEDAR
CANTOR
PRIPING (PEšte PENANG
KYWOLE
НАТРИОЛО
SAIGON
BERENBLA
SHANUMAX
MANKOW
KINGAPORE
HARDIN
SETIAWAK **
KUNG LOWE
BOURABAYA
ILOILO
TAIPING
TAKACHI
TOROLAK (Bralet)
KLANG
KOM
YOKOHAMA
Prox
TEENTEIN
KUALA LUMPUR *SAMBORGA
Forelyn Huchange, and
TH
Commerce an Finance
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York Yesterday. Day) Jonas. Bevaraguay
Last Today's Changes Ayah. Are
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONE
30, Industrials 103,46.103.18 28 down | On: New, York--
120 Rals
20 Utilities 40-Bonds... Commodity In-
47.80 47,57 .23 down 26.46 28.32 .13 down 0161 91.52 .09 down
On, Paris---
*On demand Credits 4
sight
On India--
dex....... 53.46, 53.44.02. down Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co Re- portIt is impossible to tell, whether, dullness, and minor irre- gularity will take the place of the sharp decline in volume. The mar ket, remained inconclusive, with no On demand plafa, indications of what to expect Dn Shanghai—–
On demand Fijin the immediate future. "Wheat:
Aympathy with On Japan:-
General
Current Accounts opened and
Banking baringen, transacted.
ed Deposits received for one year or -Dull' and casier shorter periods, at rates, which, will be stocks. Private crops reports show quoted on suplication:
W, H. E. THOMAS,
T. T.
Walter Magee."--friend Edward G. Bremer, kidhaped St Paul: benker!, who received the ransom nota demanding, $200,000 from the Bremer
myd; who hungamed!. charge of the negotiations - to establish contact with the Hid- napers,
NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
HUNT BALL.
NAVAL & MILITARY GUESTS
aftending the Ball are notified
that evening dress should be worn,
(Mess dress, optional.)
NOTICE.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY THE PUBLIC IS
CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 5TH DAY Saturday, 3rd March, 1934. WING to the number of quali
0
HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following Order has been issued to all Police Officers on March 1st, 1934:
"During February 1934, one case of hydrophobia has occurred in Hong Kong Island and ope case of Police Officers are specially in- rabies in the New Territory. All
fled ponies allocated thereto,structed to enforce the current re- the "B" Division of The Griffins' gulations concerning dogs, parti- Spring Handicap will be sub-divid-cularly:
ed.
The Stewards have determined by lot in which section ponies shall start.
The first saddling bell will be jrung at 1.15 p.m. and the first race
will be run at 1.45 pm.
The programme will comprise [tén races, and the Griffins' Spring
COTTON, SILVER Handicap, "B" Division, Second
On Lendon.----
TT.
1/65%
On demand
Four months! sight 1/6 Credits 4 months' ...sight
· 1/2-
On demand
38
Credita 60 days'
sight..
дот
months'
582
6223
100%
100%
110.
127%
764
On demand
64%
56%
AND WHEAT
Latest Quotations.
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS
581⁄4
12234
1/624 20 9, 36
Rom.
пот.
1% prem.
On demand little improvement but the estim-On Manila
On demand ates of farm reserves are bullish. CottonThe market was a com On Singapore--- paratively narrow affair, with in- THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.terest moderate. The resistance to On Batavia-
Acting Manager.
Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934.
Natablished 1979.
Bead Dice:—Bong Kong.
selling appears to be encouraging more confidence in the prevalling: price levels on the part of the Trade and speculative interest. Sil- ver:-The weakness was probably Fold-Up due to Secretary of Treasury Mor- genthau's request before the House
Kaikoriand Capital (1.8. Comwwcy) ...$11,606,106
Borra Fad
BRANCHES
On demand On Saigon-
On demand On Bangkok-~~-~
On demand Sovereigns bank buy-
ing rate Bar Silver per nz.
Deoghal. Hankow, Bangkok, banking and currency sub-commit-Bar Silver in Hong
The Francines.
LONDON BANKERS |--
The Lloyd's Book, Limited, CORRESPONDENTI
In a principal disise of the World.
Psy Kobodge and booking banknom ni
pription bennacted.
very
Bade Depends Banos (various sino) si » panely -
LOOK POONG SHAN,
tee that there be no monetary le- gislation this session.
Business Done:--1,240,000 shares.
Air Reduction
Chief Manager. Allied Chemical & Dye .150
|American Can
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. American Radiator
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital ... Reserve and Undivided
Prosta
Kong Copper Cash
Copper Centa
Rate of Native Interest 34% p.a.
Last To-day
Price Price
B
9744
OR
Chinese Sub. Coin... 30% dis. Hong Kong Sub. Cals par.
150%
..102
101
144
144
44%
might be termed satisfactory. 44%
120% 120% 73% 72
American Smelting |American Tel & Tel $10,000,000.00 American Tobacco "B" $5,598,600.00 American Waterworks
21% 20% Anaconda Copper Mining 14
$2,312,000.00 Tuburn HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Sir Shodson Chow, Chairman.
Koon Chun. Esq.
P. K. Kwok. Esq,
Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Li Lan Sang. Esa.
Wong Chu Son. Esq.
Kan Ying Po. Esq.
Bendix Aviation Borden Co... Canadian Pacific
1. Cune
Caterpillar Co
Chane
Nations) Bank Chrysler Motors
Consolidated Gas of
74
51
52 185 Iv 22
22% 1544 181 73M
New York. March 2. Messrs. Asia Lands Ltd. have re- ceived the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat, rubber, silk and silver exchanges
Section, will be numbered
7 (a) and will be run at 5.15 p.m.
Adjustments In the advertised starting times of all races necess- arlly ensue, to which the attention fof owners and their representatives is drawn, so that they may see that their declarations are made time.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN.
Secretary. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1934.
on the Commodity Exchanges Inc., PUBLIC AUCTIONS. New York:-
*Closing Commodity Price on March 1.
SILVER. Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc. of New York:
Feb. 28 Range Mar. 1 Range May...47.01 47.08, 47.05 47.15 July....47.50 47.55 47.50 47.56
At Sept....48.00 48.05 48.05 48.05 the close, the rate was approximate-Total sales for the day:—
RUBBER.
Commodity Exchange
Rubber: of Inc. of New York:
ly 32 per cent., after having reach-1440 contracts of 146 contracts of ed 56 per cent. during the
-25,000 ozs, each rush 25.000, ozn, each periods of last July. In the pre-
Market:-Firm. ceding year, the corporation report- ed an operating loss of $12,729,566, while in 1931, the latest year 7324 DNA 28 profitable operations. earnings of 281 28144 $46,483,999 was reported.
Mar. Shilp- 554 541
ments in 1933 rose to 5,760,952 tons,}]
May from 3,974,062 tons in 1932
und July comparing with 7,676,744 tons in 1931.
N.Y.
་
| Curtiss-Wright
D8%
Du Pont de Nemours
DN
90%
Eastman Kodak
90
00
Electric B
Electric Auto-lite Ca
28
Bond & Share
10%
17%
Electric Power & Light
7%
*
General Electric
General Foodr
2014 334%
General Motors
Cillette Safety
Kan Tong Po, Eng, Chier Manager. Li The Fong. Erq.. Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.-
Manila Seattle. Melbourne
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Hankew
(TAIWAN GINIO.)
HEAD OFFICE:--Taipeh. Formosa. Incorporated by, Special Imperial Charter. 1891
Central Bank in Pernices,
On and affar August 18th, 1933, 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-14%).
LONDON, BANKERA ›
Moralayı Bank. Zad, Lloyds Bank, Lak Midiana Baik, ZAL, Wandmeur Band, Iné,
The Ngai học Cetragondanin in all the prinos poc
Manage
'BOKS „RONG_BKARONES
Kang, Kang, Didimbir f. £105,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE: BANK,
Established 18,
Capital (fully, pak,"-up) Yen100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yen.121,280,000
Boud: Offon :---TOKOHAMA,
Besuchos and Aguación atı
Easton
L
*
Nagasak
Nagora
New York
Oska
Peiping
uizen) (Dalry) (Bangoon y
*Hamburg
Bankow
Karbia
Besttla
SEMKIRAY
Shangha
Singapore ›
Bourabaya Bydasy
Tokyo? Taingiau
Yingksw
bbtained
Kong, 28th.
Gold Dust
Internat Harvester
Internat Tel & Tel
Liggett & Myers "B" 66
Radio
Feb. 26 Range Mar. 1 Range
13.33 10.33 ...10.32 10.35
..10.60 10.64 10.63 10.63 10.92 10.92 10.89 10.03% Standard No. 1 "B" Contract. Total sales for the day:-
347 contracts 181 contracts
SILK
Mar.
in
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON Monday, the 5th. March, 1934. commencing at 11 am. at their Sales Room,
4. Duddell Street, A. Quantity of Assorted Lamps and Fancy Goods
also
Glass
Ladies Hand Bags On View from day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 2nd March, 1934
TH
THE Undersigned; have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON Monday, the 5th March, 1934, at 3.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, 4, Duddell Street. The Valuable Leasehold Property situated on Lot No. 451, Demarca- tion District No. 183, Shatin-New|
Conditions in the steel industry are more encouraging as the year 1934 gets under way than they have
Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc, of 33%
been in several years, While ex-
New York: 28% 384
Feb. 28 Range Mar. 1 Rruge 11/
peuses have naturally risen 11%
with
1.40 1.42 increases 19%%%
1.39 1.41 19%%
made, mandatory under 40%
the N.R.A., prices are higher, and the
SUGAR. industry's code as administered by Exchange:
Sugar; New York Sugar & Coffee Territory. the American Iron & Steel Institute
Feb. 28. Mar. 1. to:-- precludes the possibility of price-
1.59 slushing. More optimism is evident
1.60 1.03 1.64 umong steel officials than for several
1.67 years, and operations are beginning
304
1.68
COTTON. New York Catton Ex-
Amoy
Batavis
Semarang
Bombay
Nagasaki
Shanghai
146 12
13%
Calcutta
New York
Singapore
X5
Canton
Osaks
Sourabaya
Ine
30-%
Haiphong
Peris
Swatow
comery Ward
31%
30%
Pelping
Syndey
National Biscuit
40%
Honolulu
Penang
Tajhoku
Kobe
Rangoon
Tientsin
National City Bank 284† 29 Nutional Dairy Products 14%
40%
March
*
Kowloon London
Salgan
Tokyo
Otis Elevator
16%
San F'eisen
Vancouver Yokohama
Pacific Gas & Electric
19
15% 10% 19%
May July
Packard Motors
Pennsylvania Rly
5%
34%
to increase following the slight drap is the early weeks
Market:-Quiet.
Corpn Scure Roebuck
74
77%
454
4619
a banner first quarter, railroads
Cotton: With the motor industry expecting change:
of January.
10%
16%
21 21%
12%
128 40%
Trane-America .....
261⁄4 20
6!
Union Carbide & Carbon 44% Union Pacific
.124 United Air & Transport 24 United Corpn
44%%%
United States Steel Westinghouse E. & M. 38%
BID; BID.;~~".
5% 5414
6% 644.
30
Every description of Banking and Exchange, business transacted. Loans Scure
ranted on approved securities.
Bucony Vacuums Corpn Cherent Accounts opened in Local Standard Brands
renev and. Fixed Depositi racaited |
Standard Ger
for one year or shorter periods in Local Standard Oll Co. of NJ, 464 and Foreign Currencies on terme which Texas Corpa
* kem tradjed on, applic
Safe Deposit Boxes
Feb. 28 Range Mar. 1 Range placing orders for rails and equip Mar. ...11.86.11.86. 11.88-11.88-
KAN TONG PO,
24predict by April 1. Chief- Manager,
Hong Kong. 24th November, 1981.
THE
AMERICAN; EXPRESS- COMPANY, INVESTMENT NEWS RECEIVED
Head Office:
Capital Burplus
Βόρας του
Mexiquity
· Parsanal favesto
and
DY MAIL
..11.98 11.99 .12.11 12.13 12.24 12.25 12.35 12.36. .12.40 12.40
11.99. 12.01. 12.14 12.14 12.29 12.29
12.41 12,41 12.47. 12.47.
Spot ..12.15
12.20 WHEAT. Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade: Feb. 28. Mar. 1.
May July
B6%
86%
85%
853%
September
86%
864
-10,000,000- bushels
ment, and large construction
pro- May jects under government direction. July there in reason to believe that the Oct. steel industry may attain the 50 per Dec. cent. rate which many executives Jan.
With an in- Middling creased operating rate and larger. shipments, the corporation should be able to improve Its showing ever 1933, Inasmuch, as a bigher rate of activity will lower the overhead cost per ton which should result in a better margin of profit; set
According to present, indications. Total sales for the day: based on shipments of finished pro- ducts and other factors, the final Operations of the United States quarter of last year is expected to Steel Corp, in the final quarter of show a profit from operations of be- last year continued substantially in tween $5,000,000, and $6,000,000, be- black ink following the good results fare depreciation, depletion, interest U.S. of the two previous periods, and tharges, sinking-fund; and extraor- while the earnings report; to be dinary, expenses. In the preceding published on Tuesday, will not show quarter, ending September 30, which
DJ. S. Steel Operating Prosta Affected By N. RA
20,000,000
bushels
AMERICAN GOLD PRICE: (WASHINGTON).
Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Treasury Gold Price, per or.. 35.00 - 25.00 NEW YORK METALS;:
Feb, 26 Mar, 1
so great a total, it will be safselent thcluded: the three months of the Copper, March, per lb. 6.30 6.90 to bring 1983 results up to between year, an operating profit of $11,816, Tin, March, per lb. ... 61.285 61.70 $18,000,000 and $19,000,000, before 882 was reported, following operat depreciation, depletion, Interest, etc. ing profit of $4,881,354 in the second Such a showing in a year, which quarter. In the initial, thres. started out so, fonuspiciously, with months of 1988 an operating loss of operations, at around 16 per cent.;33:825,472 was reported.
THE OVERSEAS” NATIONAL BANK LTD
Shipments in the final quarter as compared with the third period, dropped 489,744 toną to: 1,805,804
LOCAL DOLLAR: STEADY.
Silver Prices Decline,
tons, while costs of labour in the The local dollar remains un- lafter period. felt the full effect of changed, opening this morning on the increases instituted by N.BA demand st/1/634/
National Bänk Building. BA, Des Voeux Road, Cenizal
MARAN Tay the proceding period, Increased Spot and forward" allver, yester- uthorized Capital 7/27/15,000,0
pages were laid for only about 24 day declined and 8/16 respec- Paid-up Capital
2011,200,000,00 Now
London, and
months, Abandonment of the 10-1tively to 20 9/16. .. wood hour, shift in the thirs
The London on New York cross cent, rate, quoted on Wednesday, at Bu
the U.8.85.061/% yesterday closed, at
the New York closed at US.
US $5.06
October
Novem led burdens or ear
For further particulars apply
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 2nd March, 1934.
THE
THE undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publie
Auction
ON Tuesday, the 6th., March, 1984. commencing at 10,30 a.m.
at No. 55, Kimberley Road (2 Luna Building), Kowloon.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
*PURNITURE
On View from Monday the 5th March, 1984; -
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 2did March, 1934.*%
LONDON EXCHANGER
6.11%
London, Yesterday.
Paris
New York
77. 9/82: 5.07%
Montreal
Brussels Geneva Milan Amsterdam Berlin, Stockholm
21,914
18.74
59
7.664
12.81
19.89
Copenhagen
22.40
Oslo
19.90
Vienna
2814
Prague
122
Helsingfors
226
Madrid
/82
Athena" Bucharest
530 sellers
510
2253
•Rio Buenos Air Montevideo Bombay
4% 8.0
864 8.0.
Yokoham Hong Lour Bilver, Bpotr Forwa War Loan 8400
20:9/16)
Lisbon
1. Dogs fexcept in New Ter-
ritory) must be muzzled or on a lead
2. No dog may be
removed from or landed on the Island of Hong Kong with-
aut a permit from the Colonial Veterinary Sur- geon.
3. No dog may
be brought from the New Territory to any other part of
the .Colony, without a permit from the Colonial Veterin- ary Surgeon.
4. No dog shall be landed on
Stonecutters Island.
Observation must be kept on all ferries to prevent transportation of dogs without permit. Any dog found abroad in the public thor- loughfares or elsewhere, unless It is either muzzled or on the lead, may be captured or detained, and may be shot or otherwise destroy- ed by any Police Officer, in accor- dance with G. N. 694 of 1927.”
E. D. C. WOLFE. Inspector General of Police. March 1st, 1934.
GENERAL NOTICES.
REMOVAL NOTICE.
| FROM 1st March, 1934, our Office will be altaated at NATIONAL BANK BUILDING (corner of Des Voeux Road central and Ice House Street) 1st floor.
VICTORIA PRINTING PRESS.
NOTICE.
7E have This Day removed our
Woffice from No. 6, Duddell
Street, to No. 18 Ice House Street.
NORONHA & COMPANY,
Government Printers. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1934.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
RAFT
PROGRAMMES
DENTRY FORMS
and for the FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING, to be held on SATURDAY, 10th March, 1934. (weather per mitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Ofice,
Gloucester B Building, the Club Housey Happy- Valley; the Hong Kong Club, the Sports Club, and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road,
Entries close at 12 p'clock NOON on MONDAY, 5th March, 1934.
By Order,
C. R. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1954.
38% 8.07 176:8/82
1/23/18
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,
Public Auctions
HE Undersigned, have received Instructions to sell by Publie
Auction
ON
Friday, the 2nd March, 1984, Commencing at 5:15 pm.
at their. Balm Boom,
4 Duddell Street
A Fine Collection of Sound Postage Stamps, comprising
Old Chine, Hong Kong, British Colonies, Blam, Old Europe.ptc.
On View from Thursday the 1st. March, 1984
Terms: Cash on Deliver
LAMMEET)
Hong Kong, 28th Fab, 1984.