BANKS
HONG KONG AND- SHANGHAI -- THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION, 'INDIA,*^ AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Aniberiană Kapital
mel and Fully upARE BE AN Manerva Panila ¿---
Bowers Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
Stocking..........
4,308.808
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
*Hon Mr. M. Mackis
Chairman.
3. 9. Warren, Baq.
Deputy Chairman,
W, F., Bell, sq,
A. H. Compton, Esq.
X.
$58,000,008 20,000,000
Incorporated. by Royal Charter, 1883
BEAD OFFICE: LÓNDON,
Paid-up Capital
£8,000,000
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
£5,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Alor Star
Illoilo
Rangoon
!
Amritsar
Saigon
Bangkok
Semarang
Batavia
Bombay
Canton
Marrison, IZIG,
AMOT
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
CALCUTTA
· Hon. Mr J. J. Paletson
T.d.It Shaw,
V. M. Orphans. Eng.
Chic Manipur
BRANCHES
LONDON LYONO MALACCA MANILA
MUAR (Jobore)
BOMBAY
CANTON
CHERO DOLONBO
PETPINO
MASSON
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
DAIBEN
PENAXO
POOCHOW
BANQUOR
HAIPHONG
MANBITRO
KAX FRANCIFCO
TANKOW
KUALA LUMPUR
HARDEN
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
HAILO
BOYRABATA
ІГОП
JOHORE
DONUKEW
KOBK
KOWLOON
KUNGEL FATANI
TIENTAIN
TOXYO
TRINGTAO
TOKOHAMA
Carmval Amounts opened in Le Durre and Fixed Depowite received for the past tr korte parody is Local Company and feeling w terms which will be quoted on application. Hong Kong. 26th February, 1934.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
„The Duskans of the abers Beak la goudard ab the MONG ZONO AND SHANGHAI PANKING CORPORATION,
vbininal co application.
FOR THE RONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
T. M. OBAT BURK,
CaveNT:
Hong Kong, 26th February, 1934.
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Deposit them in a Vault
that is really:
FIRE - PROOF
BURGLAR-PROOF
DAMP PROOF!
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
located on the Mezzanine Floor
of
Our New building ir Specially Con- structed to provide all of these Im- portant Qualities,
Safe Deposit You may obtain a Box in this most up-to-date Vault for
own use at a very moder- your ate Rental
Inspection Cordially Invited.
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD.
Corner of Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central.
Calcutta
Cawnpore
Cebu
Colombe Delhi Haiphong Hamburg Hankow
Harbin
Hont Ton
1poh
Karachi
Klang Kobe
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➤ Lumpur
Madras
Seremban Shanghai
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New York
(Bhuker)
Peiping
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THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and
Finance
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations
New York. Yesterday.
Dey Janes Average
20 Rails...
20 Utilities
40 Bonds ...
Commodity
Index ...
•
Last To-day's Chunres Aver. Aver.
30 Industrials 103.84 101.69 2.25 down 48.69 47.60 1.09 down 26.54 25.90 .04 down 91.85 91.95.12 up 52.80 53.55 25 down: Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re port:-Some real volume on the down side appeared to-day, which General naturally will be taken by technical observers as indicating lower prices.
(Peking) Yokohama Pening Zamboanga
and
Foreign Exchange Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-We think the weakness was partly
W. H. E. THOMAB,
Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1984. THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong.
COTTON, SILVER AND WHEAT Latest Quotations.
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS
New York, March 8.
have re- Messre. Azia Lands Ltd. ha ceived the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat; rubber, silk and silver exchanges
the Commodity Exchanges Inc., New York:-
Closing Commodity Price on March 7.
SILVER.
Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc:
May
Mar. 6 Range Mar. 7 Range ed Deposits received for one year or due to General Johnson's statement of New York: shorter periods at rates which will be that hours of work will be reduced
.46.85 46.90, 46.58.46.58 quoted on application.
by executive order and at the same
46.98 46.95 ..47.25 47.35 July time wages increased to off-set this.
47.32 47.32 Wheat: Support was lacking and Sept....47.80 47.80
..48.55: 48.55 48.07 48.07 Dec. May liquidation was hanging over the market which is technically Total sales for the day :-
102 contracts of healthier but needs constructive de- 63 contracts of
25,000 ozs. each Market:-Easy. velopment to change sentiment. 20,000 ozs, cach- Cotton: There was amall selling to wards the close in sympathy with securities. The further narrowing| of the differences between the near
Mar. 6 Range Mar. 7 Range and far months was due to trade: - 2,13,000
Mar. ...10.71 10.71 10.79 10.79 Casson, hangbel. Bank Bag demand for near deliveries. Silver: May...10.98 10.06 10.95 10.96 After being casier at the opening. July....11.22 11.22 11.23 11,25
Anifaciood Caelial (UB. Camrency) .....(£3,000,000 Paid Up Gooļšai mumeen
and ban Francino,
LONDON BANKKIE :-
The Liopi's Back, Lábited CORRESPONDENT
the market rallied on scattered local and foreign buying. The Trade is still awaiting remonetisation poss!-
In all petostjal cities of the World, Parigi Burbungs and banking business at ***Desa Bones (rarious pisos) at a galybilities.
Jewelpilna arsamched. teaiad of trom S to $19.
LOOK POONG SHAN.
Chief Manager.
Business Done:-1,730,000 shares.
Last To-day Prics Pric
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.ĴAir Reduction
$ 2,312,000.00
RUBBER. Rubber: Commodity Exchange Inc. of New York:
Standard No. 1 "B" Contract., Total sales for the day:-
527 contracts - 600 contracts
SILK.
Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc, of New York:
of
THURSDA YM
Granted Divorce
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
ADV
Mia. Pauline Adelaide Thompson of Cleveland, who was recently granted a divorce Thompson from "Edwing:G. after charging that he had thrown, ber, from a bedroom window- to a grating 20 feet below and had, on another occasion, banken her nose. Mr. Thompson is the son of the late Charles: . ThompsoIL, wealthy sponsor of the Thomp- son Air Trophy.
CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Valuable Volume To Be Procured.
UNPUBLISHED WORK -
One case of amallpox and two cases of meningitis
1934.
EMENTS.
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION,
the return of notifiable shown in Taf the CHINESE MARITIMA
for the 24 hours ending March 6
A lecture will be given by Dr. KL. Reichelt to-morrow at 8.15 p.m. in the H.K. University Union Assembly Room, under the auspices of the Christian Associa tion.
The Annual Meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association, {which takes place this evening at 6 p.m. at St. Andrew's Church Hall, is not confined soley to mem- (bers
of the Association. Only members will have power to vote, but a cordial invitation is extend-i ed to any member of the general
THE OFFICES and STATIONS.
CUSTOMS for, Kowloon and Dis- trict will be CLOSED to Publis Business on the 12th March, 1954, being a Customs Holidays.
EN. ENSOR, Commissioner of Chinese CustomE, Kowloon and District. York Building,
Hong Kong, 7th March, 1994.
PUBLIC " AUCTION. ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
public to attend and voice any Porte Sale by Public Auction questions or raise any points af-
to be held op MONDAY, the 12th. fecting the amenities of Kowloon day of March, 1934, at 3 p.m., a
The R.M.S. Empress of Britain the Offices of the Public Works arrived at Semarang yesterday and Department, by Order of Hia Er cellency the Governor of one Lot left the same evening for Padang,of Crown Land at Ngau Chi Wan Bali, where she will arrive on Fri-
in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a day morning. The vessel is due at term of 75 years, commencing from Hong Kong on Saturday, March 17,1st July, 1898 with the option of and will leave for Shanghal on renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed
March 21.
by the Burveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 78 A total of 215.50 hours of trans-years less the last three days mission were broadcasted from thereof. ZBW, the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station, during February, of which
At the Chinese General Chamber 113 hours were devoted to Euro- Commerce's monthly meeting pean programmes and 62.50 hours yesterday afternoon, a resolution to Chinese. New radio licenses was passed that a letter be sent to issued during this month totalled
+123. the Board of Directors of the Uni- versity of Hong Kong asking the
The Canadian Pacific liner University to grant two free scholar-Empress of Russia" arrived at ships in view of the Chamber's an-Yokohama yesterday at 4.30 p.m... nual donation of $1,000,
and left again this morning at 10
A.5.
Mar. 6 Range Mar. 7 Range
Four new members Messrs. Tam 99% Mar. 1.384 1.40 1.39 1.39 Hay-tin, manager of the Kai Wah o'clock. She is due in Hong Kong
Bank, Li Yu-lung, Wu Ngar-pang Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee and Chang Muk-sang, were wel- and leaves for Manila the same
1984 Allied Chemical & Dye .151% 148% 102 90% Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 American Can
14% 14% Paid-up Capital .... $ 5,598,600.00 American Radiator
43 American Smelling 45% Reserve and Undivided
American Tel. & Tel...120% Profits
American Tobacco "B" American Waterworks HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG
Anaconda Copper Mining 12, Des Voeux Road Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Sir Shousan Chow, Chairman.
Li Koon Chan, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yan Tong. Eng.. Chan Ching Bhek, Esq.
Li Lan Bank. Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq, Chlef Manager.
The Feng, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES----
Auburn
Borden Co.
Case
Caterpillar Co.
Chase National Bank
Motors
55% 52
solidated Gas of NY. 30% Curtiss Wright
Du Pont de Nemours Eastman Kodak
384
3
SUGAR.
1.56 1.56 1.60 1.60
on Thursday, March 15 at 7.30 am.
Wu Hol, an unemployed Chinese,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
Registry Ke.
Locality.
the
Boundary Morzament
[About]
La par sale] WƐAH.] 58,320
PUBLIC AUCTION.
comed to the Chamber by Mr. afternoon at 5 o'clock. - Mar.. 6. Mar. 7. Wong Kwong-tin, the Chairman.
1.53 1.51
It was also decided at the meet- ing that a copy of the book was fined $50, in default six weeks' UTSC
Foo Tsun Tee," one of hard labour, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy this the most valued and yet un-
morning for being in unlawful pos- COTTON.
in. Chinese published works
session of 48 catties of fire-wood, in Auction New York Cotton Exiterature, he secured for the Hill Road, yesterday. The accused
Chamber's library, A subscription
had two previous police convictions. among the members' will be made shortly to procure the book.
Mar. 6 Range Mar. 7 Range Mar...12.01 12.01 11.98 11.98 12.09 12.10 ...12.12 12.14 12.25 12.25 Oct.....12.35-12.37 *12.46 12.46 .12.50 12.53
Plead guilty to a charge of lar Mr. Chan Ping-au, the Secre- 12.20 12.21 tary, gave a very interesting se- ceny from the person of Wing Fung 12.28 12.30 count of the origin of this book, ying, a married woman, of 124, 12.36 12.36 Raying that of the seven copies pub- Jevole Street, Tam Hung, them- 12.40 12.40 lished there are now only three left ployed, was sentenced to three in China, Including the one in Man- months' hard labour by Mr. S. Bal- churla, Because of its bulk-it four, at the Central Magistracy this comprises over 4,000 books—no, morning. publishing house has ever Mar. 6. Mar. 7. taken to print it, as the books were Sentence of six months' hard 87 86%
12.30
WHEAT. Wheat: Chicago Board 67 Trade:
under-
Lpert Frios, |
HE undersigned kave received instructions to sell by Public
ON
Wednesday, the 14th. March, 1934, commencing at∙10.30 am.
at No. 8, Peking Road, Top Floor, Kowloon
A Quantity of
·VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE. (Particulars from Catalogue) On View from Tuesday, the 13th [March, 1984.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
·LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Exchange:
110%
72%
70
March
20%
20%
14 154
May
55% 5414
July
Bendix Aviation
10%
1815
Market:--Steady,
23
224
Canadian Pacific
1634 10%
74%
71%
50
Cotton: change: 2814
28+ 27+
May 414
99
96
July
88% 88
Electric Auto-lite Co. Electric Bond & Share
20%
28% Dec.
17%
164
Amos
Batavie
Hanila Melbourne
Seattle
Electric Power & Light Electric
74%
7
Fan.
•
.2174
Middling.
Foods
33%
Semerang
Bombay
Naguaki
Shanghai
General Motors
3772 30%
> Spot .. 12.35
Calcutta
New York
Ringanore
Gillette Safety
11% 11
Canton
Qiaka
Sourabaya
Gold Dust
10%
19/
Internat. Harvester ... 42%
40%
Haiphong
Parit
Swatow
Internal. Tell & Tel.
1824
Hankow
Prining
Synder
May
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.),
Ronolala
Penang
Robe
Talhoku
fierett & Myers "" 85
*84%
Rangoon
Tientsin
Loew's Inc.
21%
30%
July
863% 85%
Kowloon Landon
Saigon
Tokyo
Yokohama
Montgomery Ward
31
30
September
871⁄4 864
National Biscuit...
4114
40
Total sales for the day:-
National City Bank
20+
28%
National Dairy Prod
15%
18%
17
10%
10%
10
52
5%
35% 3414
484
4614
217% 12%
18% 214+
US. Treasury Gold
Price, per oz,
12
Standard Oil Co. of NJ, 46% Texas теха Сокри.
20%
45% 28
EXCHANGES.
Tran-America veder Ifnion Carbide & Carbon-44%
United Air &
-44% 120. 124% 23%
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONE.
On Londen---
Ifnited. Corpn. United States Steel
6:14
T. T.
1/6
TH
in Hong Kong, was read.
6+% 89%
53%
On demand
1/6
38
Four months' sight. 1/6%
Credits
month
sight.
1/6%
On New York-
{cation.
THE
INC.
BID: XD-*.
written by the Han 'Lin scholars of labour was imposed by Mr. S. Bal- Emperor Chin Lung's days. It was four at the Central Magistracy this pointed out that now the Com-morning on an unemployed Chinese, mercial Press were undertaking to Ng Choi, convicted of the theft of print a limited edition by photo-a tin box, containing jewellery and graphic methods the Chamber wristlet watch to the total value of $62, belonging to L Kit Fong, a should own a copy.
In reading the financial report married woman, Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mr. Chan said that the figures for
10,000,000 10,000,000
bushels
bushels
AMERICAN GOLD PRICE: (WASHINGTON),
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formou Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Doniral Bank is Fermen
San Felico Vancouver
Otis Elevator Every description of Banking and Pacific Gas & Electric Exchange business transacted. Loans Packard Motora
Rly. Manh-Hintse loomel Artengo amonni „„Tas, 44,800 00 | granted an approved securities.
Pennsylvania Current Accounts opened in Local Radio Corpn. On and after August 15th, 1983, the
Special Current Currency and Fixed Deposits received Sears- Roebuck rale of Interest on Deposit will be at 20% pa. on daily for one year or shorter periods in Socony.Vacuum Corpn.
Currencies on Standard Brands balance and the rate for balance over Local and Foreign $10,000 will be quoted on application. terms which will be quoted on appli- Standart Gas (Maximum rate--11%%%). -
LONDON BAKIZA
Borders Bank, Ind. Lose Bank Lu Milionë borx, LAB, Wariduster Bank, Lad.
The Bank bor Cletrangondante in all the grinzspo) |
amansial. Donleva skroughout the wall. L. JAGOZA,
HONG KONG · RÁLNOM 1
# Don Vans Road Central.
* Kong"Exon - Devonlar 14, 1981.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Head Office:YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies it;
Alexandria Batavia Berin
Bomber
Calcutta
Canton yan
Dairen (Dalny)
Nagasaki.
Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Rangoon
Penstien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
· Hankawad
Harbin
Honelaiz:
Hanking
Karschi
London
¡Los Angeles
Manila
الأملا
Interest allow
San Francisco
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 24th November, 1988.
Union Pacige Transport 24
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Westinghouse E. & M.
Head Offee:-45, Broadway, .
New York.
Capital
„U.S.$8,000,000.00 Surplus .... ..........U.S.$1,867,089.17 Reserves ........U.S.$1,712,979.47
„Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal eftier of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions - undertaken.
„Personal investment? accoun!
LOCAL DOLLAR DECLINES.
Silver Prices Down,
On demand Credits 60 days
aight..
On Parts
On demana
Credita pight
Spot and forward, silver prices declined 8/18 yesterday, closing at Op Shanghai----
On demand |20% and 20 7/16 respectively.
The London où New York, and the On Japan New York on London cross rates On demand
On Mania closed at 3.8.35.08. yesterday, us compared with US$5,06% and
| £-U:5,35,073% respectively on Tues
...Ten.121,250,000
Parin
Peiping
BRANCHES;-—
Amsterday kiwwy
February were not an high as other The economic status of the Chi- 35.00 25.00 months, on account of the short neec population in Canada, has month and the Chinese New Year. suffered least of any race in that
„months'
The local dollar has declin- ed . opening on demand this morning at 176
On Indian
TET.
580
620
́99%
On demand
99%
210:
“On demand On Binge
On demand
On
On
HEREBY GIVEN CFAERS is NEWS-
Hong Kong, 8th March 1984.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVETORS,
The Chamber's income for the country during the trade depres · Public Auctions
month was $3,225,69, and general sion of the last three year. Out of expenses $3,863.27. -
'a total of 65,000. Chinese in Canada | .....
A letter from Major V. C. Duclos, less than 200 are registered THE Undersigned have received the Trade Commissioner for Canada recipients of relief,
The
1
letter invited Chinese firms to ex At this evening's public meeting hibit their productions in the com- to, be held by the Manuk Lodge of ing "Second Annual World's Model the Theosophical Society, 17. Fair to be held in Winneper, from Queen's Road, Central, at 6 p.m. April 9 to April 14
The speaker will be Dr, M: 0, The resignation of Mr. Li Yu-Pfister
ster, and” his-subject ““The In- taun, a senior member of the or fuence of Mind on Body" ganization, from the sub-committee
in charge of the library, depart- ment, was accepted. «
FIRE QUELLED IN
QUEEN'S ROAD. Sundry Goods Shop Damaged.
instructions to self by Fublié
Auction
ON Friday, the 9th, March 1934 commencing at 2.10 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
- 4 Duddell Street.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
→ FURNITURE comprisingle seatt
An aged Tamil by the name of | Naranyan (65) met with his death Chesterfield Conches and - am
under tragic circumstances while chairs, Teak wardrobes with be walking along Siam Road, Penang velled mirrors, Tenk dining tables, A cluster of Ave coconuts fell on dining chairs, Teak sideboards his head. He was removed to the with bevelled mirrors, Teak hospital in a critical condition and
cabinets; Chest of drawers, Dress- died later.
Ing fables, ete, etc. -
Silverware, Cutlery, Wall clock, The Alice Memorial and Amilate sets, Glass, ware, Dinner ser
Damage to the extent of several ed Hospital, of Bonham Road, will thousand dollars was incurred hold their annual Found Da when fire broke out on the ground Wednesday, March 14, when sive gifta, floor of 84 Queen's Boad East, 8W Tso will
and':Mrs. E. D/C 12.10 o'clock this morning the pro-
Pan. The perty was owned by Wing Fong Wolle, from 2 Hospitals wil [Lung, a «aundry goods shop
The fire was first noticed by police constable, who ut přes sum-
Central Fire Stati
from both the Wan Central Fire Stations, ary
tion, and visitors
for Aing
Ningpo
tures:
Gramaphones
Tennis racketa, Pic
Carpeta and Euga, een, Toilet set, Look- Chamber stand, Teak
1Ship's Com Registrar, Code Books, set. Harmsworth : self.