COMMERCE
$3,000,000
Reserve Fand
£3,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pra
prietors
£2,000,000 On Londen--
Agindim' and Branchen:
T. T.
On demand
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Four months' sight 1/64
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
£ 6,600,000
$10,000,000
$800,000 $0,000,000.
Sotarve Zlabday at Proprioms 106,900,000
KRAD OFFICM: HONG KONG,
WAARD OF DIRBOTORS ---
Kr. U., Muckel
Chelemen
J.P. Warren, Biog
Hen. Mr. J. J. Patersor
T. K. Pace He The Bras, Loc
******** Groettes, Hoo-
Chief Monate
#241OURS 1
ANOT MANGKOK BATAVIA BILM RET CALCUTTA BARTON
USEXPOR DOLONBO DAZEXK SPOOCHOW
WALPHONG
MONKEW
HOLLO
IPOR
KORK
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDOS
MALLOGA
MUAN (James)
NEW YORK
PRIPING
PEKANO
BANGOOX
LX007
SAN FRANOROG
HANGELI
KUNGME PATANI
TOKTO
TRIKOTAO ТОБОЛАМА
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHIKA.
Lucorporated by: Royal, Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
ALOR STAY
MATAVIA MOMBAY CALCUTTI CATTOR
IPOM
FUCKING
KADIAR
MANILA
YKOLY
NEW TOLE
PENANG
Foreign Exchange
Banking bariness transacted.
Current Accounts opened and. Fiz- ed Deposits received for one year OT ahurter periods at rates which will be quoted on avplication.
W. H. E. THOMAS,
Acting Manager.
AND FINANCE
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS..
V. I. Jol, Be
A... Compton, Ma
& Merrion, 32.4g
BANKOW
MARXIX
JOHOLI
LIONS
MANILA
KUI
SINGAPOR
BOULABITA
FORM
Operati£rovvati uposed is Loral Durber val Tized. Dependin mastral for you, 2007, 2 shorter portude in Lamai Ouerodey and Marline w kia which vil he quoted an appkartion. Hong Kong, 26th February, 1934.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Batman at the shere Bunt de venduetad TES CORPORATION. Rob may be shuip
FOR YAR BORGEONS AND #MAXOMAZ NARKING CORPORATION.
T. LOPATRUUN,
Chin Kanger. Hong Kong, 26th February, 1934.
SAFETY FIRST !
To Butareard Your Valuables and Jewelleries, Deposit them in a Vault
that is really? FIRE - PROOF BURGLAR-PROOF DAMP PROOF 1
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT located on the Mezzanine Floor of Our New building is Specially Coo- stracted to provide all of those Im- portant Qualities.
You may obtain
a Safe Deposit
Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own nae at a very moder- ats Rental
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Carser of Ice House Bireet and D Yoear Road, Central
THE CHINA MAIL:
To end the reader's suspense, we tell you the battle was a draw. And so the possession of the "whiskerweight" championship (fore- remains unsettled Dr. Myron H. Emory, 79, of Havana ground), gave a 21year advante ge to Charles H. Young, 58, of Mirror Lake, N. IL. when they staged a boxing bout at St. Peters-- burg, Fla.
Credits 4 months'
sight
1/7
PRIPING (Poktoe!
DAWWPONS
RANGOOS
On New York--
COLOMBO
SATOON
SENAMANO
On demand
384
MALPHONS
KEREMBAN
HAMBUZI
KHARGHAT
XANIOW HARETH
BINGAPORE
Credita 60 daya' .
sight
пот
KITTAWAN
BOURADATA
ILOTLO
TAIPING
On Parit
TIENTSIN
KARACHI
TONG LAB (Meshot)
XLANG
TUTHOYAO
KO
TOKOHAMA
KUALA LUMPUR
SAMBOANGA
On demand Crediti 4 sight
5824
months'
622%
and General
On India-
T. T.
On demand
100% 100%
On Shanghai
On demand
110
Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934.
On Japan:-
On demand
1274
On
anili
On demand
761⁄44
·
On Singapore-
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
On demand
64%
On Batavia~-
On demand
67
On Salgon-
On demand
584
Dow Jones Averages.
On Bangkok-
March
On demand
12234
2
Sovereigns bank buy-
30 Industrials
20 Rails
ing rate
1/634
20 Utilitica
Chief Manager.
Bar Silver per oz... 20 Bar Silver in Hong
Kong Copper Cash
40 Benda..
Commodity
Index
nom.
nom.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Katablished 1912
Bead Office:-Bong Kong.
Asikerland Capčiai (H.X. Darroney) ......$13,000,000 Paid Uy Dapitan 8.981,900 Baserri Fund dem 1,5 39,07 BRANCH TI :-
Out
Heakor, Bangkok,
and Bee Prezniece, LONDON BANKEKS ---- The Lord's Bask, Limited. CORESPONDENT
En all pelasipui sities of the Work
Figs Exhange sad banking invalsom s every scriplice transacted.
Sale Dep Bozm (various signs) si a guarig rental of tem 35 to 848.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and
Profits
Undivided
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Copper Cents
1% prem Rate of Native Interest 30 p.m. $10,000,000.00 | Chinese Sub. Coin.... 30% dis. $5,598,600.00
Hong Kong Sub. Cain par. $2,812,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Boad Central. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman.
Koon Chun. Esq. P. K. Kwok. Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Li Lan Suda. Era.
Wong Chu Son. Erg.
Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Kan Tour Po, Esq, Chief Manager. Li Tee Fong, Esq. Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES --
Seattle Manila Melbourne Semarang Nagasaki Shanghai
SHARE MARKET.
The Official Summary of
the
on Saturday at 12.30 p.m.
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York Yesterday.
3 Change
105.79 105.56 23 down!
49.19 49.22 .03 up
|MANCHESTER MARKET REPORT
MONDAY, MÁRO
THE CHUNG KAM SPEECH DAT
303 Attend During September.
ONE CHANGE IN STAFF
SEMENTS.
HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
THE ANNUAL SHOW OF
FLOWERS and * VEGET ABLES will be held at the VOLUN: The Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso distri-TRER HEADQUARTERS on WED- buted the prizes at the second an-NESDAY, the 7th MARCH, 1984, nual prize-giving of the Chung Nam from 3.00 to 6.30 p.m. College, which took place at the Mrs. O. C. Borrett has kindly King's Theatre yesterday, before consented to distribute, the prizes. large gathering of students and By kind permission of Lieut.-Col their relatives and friends.
G. T. Raikes and Officers, the Band
In his report the Headmaster. Mr. of the 1st En. South Wales Border- Chung Wal-sun, B.A., gave fulljers will be in attendance. account of the progress of the Col- Admission $1.00, Children 50
lege during 1983, remarking that cents.
the hard times of the past year had not effected the College to any great extent.
J. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. "Secretary.
THE MACÃO JOCKEY CLUB.
SPRING RACE MEETING.
SUNDAY, 18th March, 1934.
The minimum attendance of 169 occurred in December 1932 after the departure of the students who had completed. Class 1 course or had been Since successful in examinations. that time, however, there had been a gradual increase, a maximum at- tendance of 803 being recorded in September last. The average at- tendance for the year was 252.
Only one change in the staff had cided to POSTPONE the above been made, Mr. Wing sieu-leng, Meeting to SUNDAY, 25th March, B.A., having replaced Mr. K. U. Lo 1934, as the Fan Ling Hunt and Race Club is holding a Mecting on B.Sc., who resigned.
NOTICE
YOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Stewards have de-
The average percentage of passes the 18th inst. in the Annual Examinations, held in
October last, was 84, Class 1 not
being included.
In the course of his address, the Hon. Mr. T'so drew attention to the remarkable progress made by the
Higher Prices Thought College during its two years
Probable.
IMPRACTICABLE OFFERS
of
By Order,
S. W. CHENG,
Asst. Secretary. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1934.
THE HONG KONG JOCELY CLUB.
existence, saying, "The successes achieved by the students in the Hong Kong University examinations!
splendid THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET speaks volumes for the
ING will be held (Weather Per- work done by both the masters and
at HAPPY VALLEY 00 mitting} Prices have been distinctly firm-the students, and it also appear SATURDAY, 10th March, 1934, com
Manchester, Jan. 31.
The First Bell will be Bung at 1.30
p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their „Badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
27.08 20.82 16 down 91.55 91.67 12 up
er during the week and although that the other students of the Colmencing at 2.00 p.m. 54.35 64.40 .05 up Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re-the last rise was quickly followed lege are progressing equally well. observation by a slight reaction, operaters are It is one thing to begin an enter- port: A technical
conclu- in the mood to keep well covered prise but it is quite a different mat- will probably lead to the sion that the market has not yet The opinion is generally held that ter to accomplish it."
atill higher prices are very pro- demonstrated ability
bable though a lot depends on the from its recent irregularity.
Wheat: Commission House were foreign exchange situation. fair buyers for new erop months. idea of compulsory crop legislation The undertone was firm and the is gaining favour in the States and more may be heard of his later. Onl market closed steady:
Cotton: Market declined on sell the whole there has been
to
emerge
The
POLICE RESERVE. Orders for the Current Week.
1
A
No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club and Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax)
obtainable through the SECRE Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. CTARY upon the personal application
Hong Kong Stock Exchange issuedling, which was chiefly realising. Blightly better demand for piec® | wɑlfe, C.M.G., Inspector General of of a Member, such Member to be re-
Police.
sponsible for all visitors introduced by
him, and for Payment of All Chits,
All
&c.
The Secretary's office, 3rd Floor,
Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794), will Badger admitting to Members' En- clase at 12 o'clock Noon. closure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
Children to On No Pretext will
were the chief goods, though some of the larger Trade interests
Chinese Company The market this morning showed buyers on the scale down. Southern outlets remain very quiet,
Despite advancing values buyera Training Course-Part II. evidence of an undercurrent of selling was small.
have been slow to recruits will attend at the Chinese strength, notably in the Utility Silver: Constructive sentiment generally section, and more pronounced for was encouraged by the continued respond, and many of the offers re- Company Headquarters on Tuesday, silverceived have been a impracticable March 6th at 17.30 hours for in- Trams, Star Ferries, Electrics and expectation of favourable
There seems to be a dis- struction. Considerable interest rates. Telephones, but though bidders legislation.
Inspection Parade. All ranks of were prepared to advance their was shown in a morning press re-tinct distrust of prices by overseas
the effect that a Silver buyers, but the opinion of many the Chinese Company will parade at permitted in either Enclosure daring rales, very few shares were forth-port to
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club coming. Dairy Farms also, which Purchase and Currency Expansion authorities on this side is that in Central Police Station on Thursday, the Meeting.
ordered they are recently changed hands in fairly Bill would be inroduced into the the near future the price of raw March 8th under Sub. Inspector R. Hovas provided
cotton will be appreciably higher. J. Hunt for a general inspection of from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Tele- large quantities, do not seem to be House on Monday. easily procurable at the
Business Done: 800,000 shares. Manufacturers have been tested equipment etc., by the Company phone 21920.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. Last To-day's more freely than a few days ago Commander. Fall in at 17.30 hours.)
The Price of Admission to the though in many instances the gap Dress-Blue Uniform, Cap, with Public Enclosure is $2.00 including between quotation and offer has White Cover, Bell, with Brace, Arm-Tex, for all Persons, including Ladies, been too wide to be bridged. let with Badge, "Pocket Policeman" and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers be tarried. The and Sailors in Uniform are admitted A few more cables have been and note-book
Half Price Recruits not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong Kong Joc- key Club during the Race Meeting.
By Order,
Amoy Batavia Bombay | Calcutta Canton Halphone
Konolulu Kobe Kowloon London
New York, Singapore
Saurabaya Osaka Paris
Swatow
rale.
Peiping
Synder
Penang
Talhoku
Rangoon
Tientsin
Saigon
Tokyo
San Felco
Vancouver Yokohama
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Hankow
(TAIWAN GINKO.) HBAD OFFICE:-Talpek, Formous. incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1879,
Central Bank Ex Pornoe More und Average amount...Ten CA CONE OF
On and after August 18th, 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 an application (Maximum rate-1%).
LONDON BANKERS:
Barclays Book, Lád.. Lapės tank. Lig. Midland Bank, Lid, Wurminner Bank, Ind
The Bask heÜnrrespondente in all via pehmestu Jomorial Coutros throughows the world L. MAGURA
BONG KONG BRANCH:
1. Du Tour Bond Crales. King End. Durvesher D4, 1105.
Kang
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1990,
Capital (Zaily pak"-up) Yen100,000,000 Reserve Fand
Every description of Banking and Loans Exchange business transacted. granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts apened in Local urrency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which
nunted on application Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 24th November, 1988.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Oflice-65," Broadway, New York
Capital
Surplus
Reserver
‚U.S.$6,000,000.00 .0.8.$1,607,089.17 .17.8.$1,718,079.87
BRANCHES
Yan.181,250,000
Head
“YOKOHAMA.
liridelber
and Agosčios at:
Nagasald
Liverpool
* Długoga:
'New York
· Ouais.
Pária:
Pelping Rangpon
Bombay Calcutta
Cantza
Deiros (Daley)
Fangtion (Mulden) - Bin de Janeiro
San Francisco Seattle
Bemarking:
Shanghai
Singapore
Bosskaya
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbia
Long Long
Karachi
London
kłokys
Elxited
lanking
SALES
quoted
Hong Kong Banks $1785/1790. Anlamoka 72 cts.
Providents (New) 80 cts.
Hong Kong Lands $71.
Star Ferries $96.
Electrics $77.
Telephones (New) $12.80,
Singapore Tractions (Pref.) 16/Ansco Waterworks
10.
BUYERS
Union Insurances $560, Underwriters $1.10. Douglases $85.
Antamoks 78 cts. Wharves $113 ex, Div. Docks $14.
Providents (O]α) $2.45. Hotels $8.40. Realties $6.30.
Hong Kong Trams $21.70, Star Farries $95%, 4- Yaumati Ferries #24%1⁄2. Electrica $77Y- Macao Electrice $23. Telphones (Old) $25. Telephones (New) $12.60. Canton Icer $2,
Cenments (Old) - $2.70.
Cementa (New) $270,
Dairy Farms $27.
Lane, Crawfords $4,
Govt, Loans 7 per cent, Prem.
SELLERS.C
· Ipo Mining 45, gal
Ewo Cottons Sh. $13.15. Hong Kong Lands $71%.
20
THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL
BANK LTD.
National Bank Building,
BA DeVoux Road, Centrkā
Authorized Capital 1762
received from India, but reaultant Equipment Officer will make it a Bookmakers, Tie Tac Men, &c., will
Price Prion
Air Reduction
984
Allied Chemical & Dye 15314 163
American Can
.103
103
American Radiator
15%
15%
American Smelting
46
American Tel & Tel American Tobacco "B"
122
121
72% 214
73
business has not been too encourpoint of being present. aging. Scattered transactions in will attend. 21%dhooties have been reported
for
Copper Mining 15%
154%
Calcutta whilst small lots of mulls
Indian Company. Training Course-Part II. All
Auburn
Bendix Aviation
534 19%
19%
Borden Co.
23%
Canadian Pacific
16
J.
I. Case
Caterpillar Co.
761/4
30
30
Chase National Bank
201
bid bid
ported.
Chrysler Motors
66%
Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 40% Curtis Wright
50% 40
44
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary,
have been placed with Madras recruits of the Indian Company re- 28% Bombay and certain of the up aiding in Kowloon will attend 3, Chi Hong Kong, 3th March, 1034, 16% country outlets have shown interest Woo Street, Kowloon on Wednes
76 in prints and dyes, and one or two day, March 7, at 17.30 hours for 29% small transactions have been re-instruction.
Du Pont de Nemours..100% 100% Eastman Kodak
Electric Auto-late Co.
Bond & Share
J
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE..
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS,
IMITED.
All recruits of the Indian Com- Neither Hong Kong nor Shang-pany residing at Hong Kong will at- hai have shown any interest in tend Chinese, Company Headquar- of ters, 17, Queen's Road Central on prices, but ene or two lots 30% 30 90% 90 white and grey dhooties have been Thursday, March 8th at 17.30 hours 18% 18% mentioned for Singapore.. Fancles for instruction,
Sed D. L. KING,
D.S.P. (R) Hong Kong, Monday, March 5, The Steamship
Vectric Power & Light :7%%%% 7%, have rgain been sold in Java—6]
General Electric
General Foods
General Motora Gillette
Safety
Gold Dust
Internat. Harvester Internat. Tel & Tel
more encouraging sign. There has
83%
been rather mora demand for 39%
11% bleaching cloths from Egypt, and 1934.
also from Morocco.
South American demand has con- COMPANY MEETINGS tinued and orders have been ́ra-
32ceived for the Argentine, and Chili CHINA ENTERTAINMENT, &
2254 22
88%
39%
11
20
19%
42
Aggett & Myers “B” Loe
10%
8.5
85
14%
82%
Bisen't
City Bank Dairy Produce 16
30%
30
Pacifio
Gas & Electric 20% Packard Motors,
5%
Pennsylvania
35
Vascon»Vsetum Cor
Standard, Brande Standard Qu.
Oll Co
Union Carbi
Union Packa
United Air
Unitad
United
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP,LONDON AND, STRAINTS.
“BENRINNES”
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being land- ad at their risk into the beardown
The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd. whence and/or
82% West Africa has remained quiet LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD. and/or extra hazardous Godowns of
though one or two small lots of 18% prints have been mentioned. Home TOTICED 18 HEREBY GIVEN from the wharvas delivery may be ab
NOD FOURTH ORDINARY to harva 1734 Trade enquiry has been more en- 20% couraging and the turnover has GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE-
54been fair in a variety of styles. 35%
48%
174
2
RICATES
12 CHINESE ESCAPE FROM FIRE.
No claims will be admitted after the |HOLDERS; will be held at the Goods have left the Godewas, and'. Registered Offices of the Company, Goods remaining undelivered aft King's Theatre Building, 5th floor, the 12th March 1984, will be subject on WEDNESDAY, the 21st day of All claims against the steamer medež
Undersigned
March, 1934, at 12 o'clock noon to be presented", to the
the 28 March, 1034,
recaive, the Directors' Report, and
not be recognised,; Accounts for the year ended 31st To
with the General Bond- December, 1933, to elect Auditors, ed Warehouse Regulations consignees Brigade's Timely Arrival and to transact such other business must have a Revenue Oficer, in attend
anes when? damaged dutlable may be properly transacted of roken, chated, and damage When: fire broke out in a two an Ordinary General Meeting AT storey building at the corner of the Company,
Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on Kaijung and Wongchul Streets, And Notice In further
10th March, 1384, at 10 a twelve given that the Register and
Messrs: Goddard & Douglas!! far Books of the Compa
No Fire Tasmancs hrs been affec from the 12thế1
$911 of Lading will ba counter
|Cufnen
trapped on
ched by the
March, 1984, both days in
Konz Kong 28ther
TANG CHI HAO,
Managing! Difactor.
GIBB LIVIN Hon Lond