BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorlo Capital
Issued and Fally Pridrop NG GREEN S
Beserve Fansła tum
-$10,000,000
20,000,000
Besar lability of Proprietors $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONGEONO,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
19,M= (a. Mackie
W. 1. Bell, Ring
Chainnin
3. 9. Waves, Ilaq, Deputy Chairman.
A. U. Compton, Eng.
K... Koulin, Erez,
ANOT KANGROX BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANZON CHR FOO COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW RAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HARBIS HONOKEWK 12010
Hou, Str
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
Charter
Agencies, and Branches:
THE CHINA MA
Commerce and
Finance
SCRUGHAM ON
SILVER
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve.Liability of Pro
prietors
£3,000,000 $3,000,000 £5,000,000
Goldsborough Bill Amendment
Alor Star
Wolle.
Rangoon
Amritsar
Ipoh
Karachi
| Hätävin
J. Paterson
Klang Kobe Kuala
Saigon Semarang Beremban
„Madres
Sitiawan Sourabaya Taiping
Manila
Medan
Tientsin Tongkah
New York
(Bhuker)
T. E. Parer Bro. TRK, 540
V. M. Grayburn, Eng Chiel Manage
BRANCHES
n
JOTORE KORK KOWLOON
Current Areuse sai Flard Depamits
sberiar periods to 1
JUNIJON LYONE XALACCA KANILA
UAE here) MUKDEN NEW YORK PRIPING PENANG RANGOO BATOON BAN FRANGIF00
KUALA LUMPUR SHANGILA FINGAPORE HOKAMAYA SUNGEI PATANI TIENTRIX TORSO INXOTAO YOKOHAMA
gured in Led Currenty recived for one year or Company and tarling was which will be qunted on applestion Hong Kong, 26th February, 1934.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Boss of the bore Bank la sendunt.
Zales may h
of by the HONG KONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, obieland De appllowing.
FOR TOR HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRATWURN,
Obal Manar.
Rong Kong, 26th February, 1934.
SAFETY FIRST !
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries,
Deposit them in a Vault
that 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 In- portant Qualities.
You may obtain a
Safe Deposit
Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own we at a very moder- ale Rental
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corner of lee House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central,
Hangkok
Bombay Calcutta Canton
Apore
Columbo Delhi Haiphong Hamburg Hankow Harbin Hong Kong
Lampor Kuching
Peiping Tsingtao
(Peking) Yokohama
Zamboanga
Penang
General
Foreign Exchange and Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
W. H. E. THOMAS,
Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong.
Authorised Dapitul (U.3. Ourrence? .....@11,90P_900 :Pvtd>Up_Coplined NGON HONDEN
Meters Tool
BRANCHES :--
Franzbal
Coming
1,360,000
ANGLO-FRENCH TRADE
Negotiations Commence
Today.
COTTON SILVER
AND WHEAT
Latest Quotations.
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS
on the Commodity Exchanges Inc. New York:
-་
NESDAY, MARCH
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York Yesterday.. Dow Jones AvETAPOS, AND A
Last To-day's Changes.
104.23 104.00 23 down 48.65 49.30.65 up
27.00 2413 18 up 73.21 73.21 93.28 .25 up
"
ADVERTISE
ENTS
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB'
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
T
THE following tentative · dates have been arranged for Open Championship Events ---
Monday, 19th March Singles Semi-Final:-*
Toul Wat Punyv. G. R. M. Ricketts
Tuesday, 20th March.
L. Goldman & E. C. Fincher vå Doubles Semi-Final:
Tool Ping Fan & Teui Yun Pul
, Wednesday, 21st March.
*** Friday, 23rd March ́
SA & H. D. Rumjahn v. Ho. Ka Doubles Semi-Final:~~
Lau & Taut Wai-Puf ̈®
Monday, 26th March Singles-Final
New York March 14.30 Industriais Mosers. Asia Lands Ltd. have re 23 Rails
20 Utilities cafved the following quotations o40 Bonds the New York cotton and wheat. Commodity rubber allk and aflyer exchanges A. Pierce & Co Report: Index...... 55.08 64.85 18 down There was a firm tone, with in- London, To-day, SPECIAL TO CHINÄ MAIL
Negotiations regarding the trade Closing Commodity Price on creasing attention given to selected We think the action of groups.. (By Teltgraph, Copyright. Telegra phic Monroger. Ordinance, 1891, Eẹ- situation between-France and the March 18.
rails is quite reassuring. As SILVER. ceived March 14, 207-640)
United Kingdom, with special re
of the conference in Washington, To-day, Trend to the French quotas,, will Silwr: Commodity Exchange Inc. outcome
Washington to-morrow, the labour Singles--Semi-Final:-- Representative Scrugham has in-begin at the Board of Trade, te-of New York;
Mar. 12 Range Mar. 13 Range moter disputes may have quite a Wheat: troduced an amendment to the day..
Britain will be represented at the May .47.57 47.67 47.30 47.32 bearing on the market. Goldsborough Bill providing for the
switching. A government purchase of a maximum opening by the President of the July 47.95 47.99 47.66 47.70 Nervous, the bulk of the storms of 1,000,000,000 ounces of silver at Board of Trade, Mr. Waiter Runci- Sept...48.45 48:48 48.10.48.25 trade being
48.85 48.85 renewal of the dust
in Kansas and Nebraska checked a rate of 50,000,000 ounces monthly man, and by Colonel D. J. Colville, Dec....49.20 39,20 until a 16-to-1 ratio has been esta of the Department of Overseas Total sales for the day:
Trade, and by officials of the Gov-244 contracts of — 156 contracts of the reaction. Cotton: After a amall Southern selling and qui The House of Representatives brament Departments directly con- 25,009 ozs. each →→ 25,000 ozs. each higher opening, prices reacted on
Market:--Stendy." Banking and Currency Committee cerned.
dation. The Bankhead Bill has Doubles Final, RUBBER. The French delegation is headed
Reserved Seats may now be book- are considering the amendment to-
Rubber: Commodity Exchange been delayed until later in the day-United Press, per B.C. Gold by the Minister of Commerce, M.
week. Silver:
ed 'at Mesars. S. Moutrie & Co. Lamoureux-British Wireless Ser-Inc. of New York:
Mar. 12 Range Mar. 13 Range There was increased liquidation Price $1.10 each, including tax. Mar....11.55 11.55 11.66 11.67 through commission-houses and May...11.72 11.74. 11.81 11.82 banks on the up-turns. The Trade July ..12.02 12.03 12.14 12.18 seems to be awaiting definite de-
velopments in Washington. As a PUBLIC AUCTION. Standard No. 1 "B" Contract.
matter of gossip we understand. Total sales for the day:
that the London rubber people are very bullish, predicting a rise to fifteen cents within a month or six weeks.
Business Done:-1,270,000 shares. "
Last To-day's Price Price
blished.
Bar Co.
•
TRANS-AMERICA PROFITS.
42.3 Per Cent. Increase.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL... (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra Taskow, Bangkok, phic Messages Ordinance, 1896. Re
ceived March 14, 8.07 a.m.)
and on. Premarions.
LONDON BANKER! :-- The Llord's Bent, Limited CORRESPONDENT
In all peïmeiral olilas of the World.
Foreign Exchange and backing box
sary deseription transacted.
Belt Deprat Benas tvoriana siswa) el a poorly unt of from $8 to $49.
LOOK POONG SHAN.
Chief, Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Anthorised Capital ....$10,000,000,00 $ 5,598,600.00 Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profita
$2,434,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
San Francisco, To-day. Trans-Americs has reported, for 1933, net profits of U..S.$11,339,639, § which is 42.3 per cent. above the |1932 profit-United Press, per S.C. Gold Bar Co.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
vice.
1,231 contracta-1,466 contracta SILK
Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc, of New York:
|------ Mar. 12 Range Mar. 13 Range |·
March 1.38 -1.40 ~1.371⁄2 1.391⁄2 SUGAR.
12.14 12.14
Barely.
steady,
16%
19%
Wednesday, 28th March
THE Undergigned have received
Tinstructions to sell by Publi
Auction
ON MONDAY, the 19th March, 1934, commencing at 2.50 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Fine Collection of Valuable PekingTM Curios.
Comprising:-
Old and Fine porcelain, Old Bronze, Jade, Pictures, Carpets, Carved lacquer ware, Screen, Old. pottery, Golden Silk Carpets, Ivory
Ware, ornaments with precious stones, etc, etc.
On View from Saturday the 17th 53% March, 1934.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
EXCHANGES,
1.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London-
T. T.
1/64
On demand
1/64
Four months sight 1/6%
Credit 4 months'
sight
1/7%
Op New York- On demand
38%
Credits 80 days'
sight
On Paris-
March
1:46 1.46
Surar: New York Sugar & Coffee Air Reduction
Allied Chemical & Dye 150% Exchange:
American Mar. 12. Mar. 13. American Radiator.... 15
9734
98
150%
.101
2004
14%
On demand
587/2
May
Credits 4 months'
July
sight
6271/4
On India-
1.57 .1.62 Market:-Barely steady.
COTTON.
American Smelting American Tel & Tel
46
45%
123% 123%
1.55 1,61
American Waterworks.
American Tobacco " 68% 119
20%
Anaconda Copper Mining 15%
Auburn
50%
65
T. T.
100%
Bendix Aviation
19%
On demand
100%
change:
Borden Co
24
24
Paris New York
London, Yesterday.
77 7/16
On Shanghai-
Canadian Pacific
18%
17%
757
74
On demand
11014
น
Caterpillar Co....
30
5.09%
On Japan:
Chase National Bank
28 +
Montreal
5.093%
On demand
128
Chrysler Motors
54%
Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 891⁄2
40%
Brussels
21.86
Un Manila-
Curtiss Wright.
Geneva Amsterdam
15.78
On demand
76/2
Du Pont de Nemours .. 98%
98%
7.57
Un Singapore
Eastman
Kodak ...
00
80
Milan
Berlin
Vienna
59 7/16 12.83 28
On demand
644
Electric Auto-lite Co 30
20%
Electric Bond & Share, 18%
18%
On Batavia...
On 'demand
57%
Stockholm
19.392
On Salgon
Foods
Electric Power & Light 3%
eral Electric
7%
224
224
34% 84%%%
On demand
384
58%
37.
Copenhagen
22.40
Oslo
19.90
On Bangkok-
12 11.11%
On demand
May
89
122
88%
19%
424
Prague
122%
Helsingfors
2262
Bovereigns bank buy-
July
8834
8854
15%2
15%
ing rate
1/6%
September
80%
89%
Madrid
373%
Belgrade
225
Amoy
Man lo
Seattle
Bar Silver per oz.... 20% Bar Silver in Hong
Total sales for the day:-
Liggelt & Myers "B" Loew's
38
83
324
38
38
10,000,000
Lisbon
109%
bushels
Batavia
Melbourne
Semarang
Bombay
Nagasaki
Shanghai
Athens
Calcutta
New York
Singanare
Canton
Пилка
Sourabaya
Bucharest Rio
530 Sellers 510
Kong
20,000,000 bushels
Ward
33% 824
60%
40%2
Бот
20%† 29 t
16%
........ nom.
16%
16%%
4*
10% 2012
Haiphong Hankow
Pare
Swatow
ક
8% | 1% *
Priping Synder
Pranng
Talhoku
Robn
Random Saigon
Takvo San Felwoo Vanaouver Yokohama
Tientsio
Buenos Aires Montevideo Bombay
361⁄2 8.0.
34%
85
388.0.
8/
8
48%
16%
16%
Shanghai
1/4 9/16
21
21%
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Silverspot
Standard Oil Co of NJ, 45% Texas Corp
13%
45/4
2744
.7%
Forward
103 7/16
# Sellers Ofeist
In
on
1..127
128
United Air & Transport 24% United Corpn.
544 United States Steel Westinghouse E & M 39%
BID-t.
244 7
54% 30
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman.
Ti Koan Chun. Esq. P. K. Kwok. Esq. Wong Yun Tong. Eng.
Chen Ching Shok, Esq,
Ti Lan Sang. Est, 1.
Wong Chu Son. Esq.
Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq, Chief Manager. Li Tae Fong, Esq. Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES-
12.45
Hong Kong, 14th March, 1934,
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Honolulu
(TAIWAN GINKO.). HEAD OFFICE:-Taipch, Formosa. [Kowloon
London Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1809,
Central Bust to rema
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans
Band-Makes lacond Apeses amount. „. Van ikagranted on approved securities.
On and after August 15th, 1933, the Current Accounts opened in Loen! rate of Interest on Special Current Currency and Fixed Deposits received Deposit will be at 25% pa. on daily for one year or shorte periods balance and the rate for balance over Local and Fareion Currencies $10,000 will be quoted on application. terms which will be punted on appli- (Maximum rato -11%).
!ention.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1034.
THE
LONERY BARN HAR ·
Barclays Back, Til. Iloyds Bank, 140 Mūtinai Back, Lad, Wartonpster Back, Las.
The Bank has terraspondents in all the principal Jommarcial Onpáros tiroughout the world.
HONG KONG RAGNEA.
K. MAGURA.
Das Hood Castruk
Hong Kate Davolaber 91, 1991.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
*LIMITED.
Established 1880
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen,190,000,000 Reserve Fund
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office-65, Broadway, New York
Capital ..
Surplus Reacrver
‚U.5.35,000,000.00 U.S.$1,867,089.17 ..U.S.$1,718,97947
BRANCHES Amjeram flames
.Yen.122,750,000
Head Office:--YOKOHAMA
Branches and Ageneles at:
Anime
Амар
Berlia Babay Bremen
Bronia
Alexandria
Batavia
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Caleta
New York
Злака
Canton
Priping
Copenhagué Dablis Elsburgh Floren
Dairen (Dalny)
Rangoon
Hamburg
San Francisco
Berlin Bombay Calcutta
Fenglien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hankow
Hart Kong
London
Seattle Semarang
Singapore
Boerabaya
Bydney Tlentain TOKYO
Tsingtau
Los Angeles
Manila
Interest allowed on Current
Fazaived" for fixed Pha obtained
(langow
Haren
Msiaco City
Haplos Pirmos
ilidelberg Interlaken
¿Parla
Priptog
Hamburg Я
TADININA
Branches of American Express Com: pany In Principal cities of. United States of America and Canada:
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal Investment, acca handled.
The Company'
Cara to
Ac Travelers the use of its
Chaqaan" and Letters of Credit
Paddition," this sworld-writa f-its thoroughly equip
War Loun 3/20
1/6 8/32
1/6/2 1/2 3/16
20%
2034
-British Wireless Service.
THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL
BANK, LTD.
National Bank Building, 8A, Des Voeur Road, Central,
Authorized Capital $5,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ...**.*
1,000,000.00 New York, London and Paris Agenta; doda BANKEES TRUST COMPANY. We offer facilities for the transse- tion of general banking business. Foreign Exchange transacted, Stocke and bonds bought and sold: Lones jprantod on approved securities, ・・ LEE FANG. General Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
CAS, INDIA, LTD.
"HEAD OFFICE
16. Grosssiness Swan, London, 2.0%.
Authorised Capital
Bubscribed Capitá
Paid-up Capital.
· Reserva · Fund - Rest
,000,000
Copper Cash
Copper Centa
1% prem. Rate of Native Interest 3% % pa. Chinese Sub, Coin ... 31% dis Hong Kong Sub. Coin par.
MERCANTILE BANK DIVIDEND.
Head Office Cable,
The Mercantile Bank of India,' Limited, have received a telegram
Colton: New York Cotton Ex-B
Mar. 12 Range Mar. 18 Range|J. I. Came Mar. 12.18 12.18 May...12.28 12.20 July 12.59 12.30 (Oct.....12.63 12.54 Dec. .12.65 12.66 | Jan.....12.70 12.70
Middling
Spet..12.50
WHEAT.
12.24 12.24 12.35 12.36 12.51 12.61 12.63 12.63 12.69 12.69
Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade: General Motore
Mar. 12. Mar. 13. Gillette Safety
AMERICAN GOLD PRICE: (WASHINGTON),
Gold Dust
Internat Harvester Internat Tel & Tel
Inc
Mery
Biscuit
City Bank National Dairy Products 10% Otis Elevator Pacific Gas & Electric. Mar, 12 Mar. 19 Packard Motors
U.S. Treasury Gold
Price, per oz.
Pennsylvania Bly 35.00 35.00 Radio Corpn
Rope Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
(Continued from Page 7)
from their Head Office in London countries, has meant a reduction advising that at the Annual Gen-in profits. Revenue derived from eral Meeting of Shareholders
UNMANIFESTED CARGO "CASEJ Fokis Discharged To Be Witnesses.
a
(rents shows a decrease of $7,304.18
Seara Roebuck
acoum Corp
Brands
Standard Gas-
Trana-America
Union Carbide & Carbon 44% Union Pacifie
10 LAMMERT BROS.
42%
H. K. ELECTRIC COMPANY'S
ANNUAL MEETING
(Continued from Page 7)
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
- Public Auctions
سلة
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publis
Auction
ON
FRIDAY, the 16th March, 1934
Acommencing at 6.15 p.m.-
at their Sales Room,
4. Duddell Street,
A Fine Collection of 770 Hong
Kong-Postage Stamps
from First issue 1862 up-to-date all perfect condition in mint, used and unused and in single, pairs, blocks, strips, etc.
with varieties and Treaty Ports Postmarks.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
- LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 18th March; 1984.'"`
Final Dividend of 6 per cent on the "A" "B" and "C" shares will as compared with the previous be recommended (making 12 per year. This in parily accounted for cent for the year less Income Tax), by the closure of the night clubs rectors intention regarding the broken up into 205 lots to suit local
probable calling up of the un-issu-Collectors. £20,000 written off Landed and
and cabarets in'the West, Point
[On View from... Wednesday the House property, and £172,000 car-
ed Capital. district, which has driven a large Conservative Policy. 14th March, 1984. ried forward to 1934 account.
number of people ́ ́away from Shareholders look upon this Kennedy Town to houses in Wan-Company's stock as gilt edgod, and a sound investment, and it is chai and Kowloon...
gratifying to have this view con- Part of the Ma-tau-kok property firm by the present Accounts, is occupied by the Air Ministry and to be informed of your con- Adent opinion that a steady divi- and recently we let an additional dend can be maintained even on apart to the War Department. The an increased capital, doda Two shop fokis, Li Sam and Ng increased revenue $830. per month. It is due to the conservative, po- Sam, charged with three other-derived from this property will icy adopted in the past that the Chinese with attempting to export be reflected in the accounts for the Company is in its present strong unmanifested cargo aboard the present year,, provided the tenanta position and I feel certain that the A summons for the Infringe-
redi
interests of Bhareholders, and, con- ment of the "Gardan" trade-mark, steamer Sandiviken, were dis-remain in occupation. charged at the Central Magistracy Buildings, Plant and Machinery sumers are, and will continue to brought against the Tak On Wo yesterday by Mr. S. Balfour, on the have been renovated during the be, safe-guarded under the present Company by the 1, G. Farbenindus application of Mr. J. B. Prentis, year and are now in a good state able management - Confident that trie Atkengesellschaft, was with- All Shareholders 'will sendorse my drawn at the Central Magistracy who prosecuted on behalf of Mr. of repair. Stevenson, of Mesara Jardine Hr. Wong Kit Wan seconded the remarks with, to record their ap- this morning Matheson and Company, Ltd, report and accounts which were preciation of the work of the Mr. H. Lo, appearing for the de- Staff during the past year, fendants, asked for the award of Mr, Prentis said that he proposed carried unanimously, i
I now formally second, the adop$100 cost
being adjourn~-
to use the two men as witnesses for Oficials Elected. the prosecution."
The Cargo consisted of one bag of British; dyes 27, bundle
tic, two "bags of
Fund
INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE MARK.
Summons Withdrawn
The re-election of 9 Sir Elly tion of the Report and Accounts, ad for one Kadoorles E.B.E, and the Hon. Mr. for 1988 as presented to this Meet of the ques
The
aa" directors. . was pro: ing.
MrWW!! McLean Grand WING
by Mr. W. Coler
flection of Messrs. Percy
Davis
to the
the settlement
Also