BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
thorized Cupftal
$68,000,000
loved and Fälly Pald-up motioneren · 8,800,000
Heserve Fundła 2-
Baking unus £ 4,800,000 Silver *** Boomve Liskllly of Proprietors ... #20,000,
HEAD OFFICE; HONDIONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTOR.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
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J. P. Warren, Ying. Deputy Chairiom
Hon. Mr. W. 1. Bell,
A. 11. Comptan, keq,
€. Miskin, Eng.
B. M. Marion, Kaq.
T. E. Peares Reg.
Amritsar
Bangkok {Batavia Bombay Calentta
Shanghai
00Paid-up Capital
£9,000,000
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000
Reserve Llability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Hon. Mr. 1,4,9, Mackie
Chairman.
Alor Star
Iloilo
Rangoon
Ipoh
Saigon
Karachi
Semarang
Kiang
Seremban
Kobe
Kunla
Canton Cawupore Ceba Colombo
Lumpur
Kuching
Sourabaya
Madres
Taiping
Manila
Tientsin
Medan
Tongkak
Haiphong
New York
(Bulcer)
Hamburg
Pelping
Tsingtao
Hankow
(Peking) Yokohama
Harbin
Penang
Zamboanga
Hong Kong
General
W. J. Krwick Eng.
C. C. Kiight, Eng.
AMOY
RANGKOK
BATATA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CARTON
CHEFOO COLOMBO
DAIREN POOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG
ПАНКОЙ
HARBIS
BONUKEW
ILOILO
Tron
JONORA
KOBE
KOW LOKIN
V. M. Grayburn, Eng.
Chist Manager.
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LJONG
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MWAT Jobors!
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NEW YORK
PEIPING
PERANO TANO-OOM
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BAN FRANCISON.
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KINGAPORE
ROURABATA
FUNGEI PATAKI
TJENTALN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Carret couple opened in Loral Currency
Foreign Exchange and
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-
jed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
W. H. E. THOMAS,
Acting ManageT.
Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934.
and Fixed Deposits weird for one THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
shorter periode in Loral Company and Sterling
Du berma nhỉnh will be quoted 'na application.
Hong Kong, 13th April, 1934.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Bueness of the abora Bank la omnibuat- ad by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI MARKING CORPORATION, Bulag may wined on spolicefiol.
FOR THE NONGKONG AND CHANORA BANKING CORPOLITION.
7. N. GRATZUEN,
Chat Masager.
Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934
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Authorised Capital ¡Paid-up Capital
Reserve and Undivided
Prodta
THE CHINA MAIL.
Plane Given Up By Andean Snows.
A wing tip of the Pan-American Airways liner, San Jose, appears in this photo: graph of the fligh Andes, made by the pilot, Mr. C. J. Robinson. The ship, with nine persons, crashed in the summer of 1932 and was, recently found with its cargo of dead high up in the mountains. Inset. Mr. C. J. Robinson, pilot of the wrecked liner.
Commerce and Finance
SHARE MARKET.
Weekly Reports by Brokers.
beginning usually makes for a good ending, and this is what
| SCOTTISH HOME-RULE PARTIES
Progress Towards Co-operation.
FUSION AGREEMENT SOUGHT
Further progress
towards the
seems to have happened to the fusion of the two principal parties share market in the past week.which are working for Scottish After remaining in the doldruins Home Rule was made on recently, during the three opening days, the when resolutions were unanimously week is to-day ending with prices passed at a conference of the Na-
Hong Kong, April 27.
Harriman's weekly being higher allround, with ational Party of Scotland in Glasgow Mr. G. A. share report and market review active demand, |issued at noon states:—
$2,484,000.00 Lands
approving of a union with the Scot-
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1934.
ROAD SERVICE IN HONG KONG
Automobile Assn. Innovation
SUMMER SCHEDULE
The Hong Kong. Automobile Association are making a welcome innovation by running a road ser- vice during this Summer, both in Hong Kong and Kowloon, the time tables of which are as follow:
Hong Kong..
A.M Sundays & Public Holidays.
Hong Kong to Sheko via Stubbs Road and Repulse Bay.
Leave Hong Kong Yaumati Ferry Wharf 9.30 am.
Leave Sheko 11.00 a.m. and re- turn by same route.
P.M. Saturdays, Sundays & Public
Holidays.
Leaye H. K. & Yaumati
Ferry Whart
2,30 p.m.
3:30 nm.
WIMMING”
ITS
THE
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Leave Aberdeen
Leave Répular Bay
4.00 p.m.
LTO
Leave Stanley
4.30 p.m.
Leave Tai Tam Gap...
5.15 p.m.
Where
road branches for
Sheka.
Leave Sheko
1.00 p.m.
Leave Repulse Bay
7.45 p.m.
Leave Stanley
7.30 p.m.
Leave Deepwater Bay.... 8.00 p.m- and proceed to Hong Kong via Wong Nei Chong Gap and Stubby Road.
Kowloon.
Saturdays,
Leave Kowloon Leave Castle Peak
2.00 p.m.
6.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
Sundays and Public Holidays, Leave Kowloon Leave Castle Peak
10,00 a.m. -2100 p.m.
11.30 a.m.
3.30 p.m.
500
p.m.
6.30 p.m.
PULPIT
Effort To Find Better Place.
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GENTLEMEN'S!
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
In the case of Banks and Unions that Party, subject to that party's WESTMINSTER ABBEY A slightly better Lone prevailed their rise is mainly the conse-agreement, "the united parties to be during the week under reviewquence; of lower exchange. bht called the Scottish National Party. Chief Manager, chiefly due to professional support, this factor cannot apply to the The basis of the proposed union but the volume of business transact-rest of the market, and it would, defined in the resolutions is:-1, ed was not on a large scale, the main therefore, seem that the general The establishment of a Parliament; THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. feature being the improved demand advance is due to a natural reac-in Scotland which shall be the final for investment issues; such as Tele-tion from the recent low revela authority on all Scottish affairs, in-
TO IMPROVE HEARING $10,000,000.00
Hong that had been established. 5,598,600.00 Phones. Hong Kong Trams.
The cluding taxation' and' finance. Kong Electrics, and Hong Kong rises registerd include among 2, that Scotland shall share with
Experiments are being made with In the investment section, others Lands. Trains Electrics, England the rights the reasons, the position of the pulpit in West- Telephones told) had a sharp re- Telephones. Hotels and Star Fer-bilities that they, as mother nations, minster Abbey. There are, in fact,
$24. rigs. covery and were done up to
have jointly created and incurred; Hong Kong Electrics advanced to a
three pulpits in the Abbey, but that Closing tone strong.
within the British Empire." buying rate of 72% after business Business done during the week.
which is in most general 3, that Scotland shall set up ma-placed at the
use is at this figure. Hong Kong Lands Hong Kong Banks $1835, $1848, chinery to deal jointly with these the central space beneath the lan- Auction
north-east corner of Li Koon Chun. Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. after dropping to $59 rallied to $60. located on the Mezzanine Floor of Wang Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching buyers.
responsibilities and, in particular, Hong Kong Trams Our New building ir Spreially Con- Shek, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. Wong structed to provide all of these Im-Chu Son, Eng, and Kan Ying Po, Esq. Proved from $20.60 to $20.90. Star Union Insurances $595 portant Qualities.
Ferries continued in demand at $96. H. K. Fire Insurance $240 Dairy Farms were better with Wharves $103, $100 transactions done at $27. On the Hotels $595. $590, $5.80, $6.95, other hand, Wharves suffered a set- $6.05.
that in really: FIRE - PROOF BURGLAR - PROOF DAMP PROOF !
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
BEAD OFFICE:—HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Sir Shounen Chow, Chairman.
You may obtain a Safe Deposit Kan Tone Po, Esq, Chief Manager.
Vault Box in this most up-to-date for. your own use at a very moder. ate Rental.
LA Tae Fong, Esq., Manager.
Semarang Shanghat Singapore
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:--
Inspection Cordially Invited,
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THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL
Bataris
Manila Melbourne
Seattle
Bombay
Calcutta
Nagasaki New York
Canton
Haiphong
Paris
Hankow Honolula Kobe
Keiping Penang
& SAVINGS BANK, LTD.
Corner of Tee House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central,
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Kowloon
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formoss
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899,
London
Osaka
Sourabaya Swatow
Syndes Talhoku
Rangoon Tientsin Astron
Tokyo
San F'cisco Vancouver Yokohama
$1850.
im Canton Insurances $320
back and were dealt in at $100,Lands $63% $63, $61), $59, 'S61' Among the minor issues, Hotela at-Tramways $20.70 tracted attention. Having been done Star Ferries $95
a1 $6.80/6.05. China Lights were China Lights (old) $8.90, firmer with enquiries at $9.00 at the Electrics $72, $713⁄4/ $72, 8724. cluse. Cements were wanted at
Telephones (old) $23, $23.20, $231⁄4% 82.30 and Providents (old) at $1.85.
$23.90 Owing to a substantial drop in ex-Dairy Farm $26, $27.^ change. Hong Kong Banks strength-
Amusements $3.30. ened a little with enquiries at $1,855, Ewo Cottons Sh.$10.90, Sh.$10.70. and Unions at $615. The tone of Kailan Mining 23/9 Every description of Banking and the market at the close is firm but Exchange bualtiess transacted.
Loans granted an approved securities.
unfortunately the Chinese element Currency and Fixed Deposits received "wait and see" policy consequently. K. Banke $1855
Current Accounts opened in Local for the time being are still adopting On and after August 15th, 1933, the for one year or shorter periods in rate of Interest on Special Cherest Local and Forelen Currencies on business remains somewhat Deposit will be at 2p.a. on daily terms which will be quoted on appli-stricted. balance and the rate for balance overjention. $10,000 will be quoted on applicatias. [Maximum rate-11⁄2%).
Central Bank la Formone
Bank-Notes incund Average amount.
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9. De Vin Road Caries). Lag. December 14, 2013.
Моваро
Safe Deposit Boxes To Tet,
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1984.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office:-G5, Broadway, New York.
THE YOKOHAMA, SPECIE BANK Capital
LIMITED.
Established 1880
Capital (folly paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund.....Yen.122,750,000
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA
Surplus Reserves
.U.S.$8,900,000.00 .U.S.$1,867,089.17 .U.S.$1,718,879.07
BRANCHES.-
Fia Tata
Home Heidelberg Interiakos Xorasalam
Bualua
Amaierkam Antury
Abo
Ahon
Beale
Berlin
Boubay
Bremen
Brussala Calro
Lowdow
Liverpool
Incom
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Ca Oolorabe
Lapse LO
Taloustilas
New York
Oraka Paris
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Peiping
(Dalny) Rangoon
Fongtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin Hoar Loa
Honolulu
Hainking Karachi
Kobe
SAD
San Francisco
Sentila
Semarang
Shanghal
Singapore Soersbaya
Copenhag Drutile Edinburgh Paranas
Mxtace City Mos
Kaplee
POR Pacts Peiping Parac Rotterdam
Ebanghet Borthampton Bingapor Tieciai Tortola Thomps Voice Tokohama Lario
Monte Carl
Mandol Manleggs MILAN
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 accounta | handled..
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Business during the week has been done at the following prices:
Hong Kong Banka $1.835/50. Canton Insurances $320. Union Insurances $595. Wharves $100.09.
Ewos S$10.60/30.900.
Hong Kong Hotel 35.80/6.05. Hong Kong Lands $59/63. Star Ferries $96. Tramways $20.70. Hong Kong Electrics #7134/7234 Telephones (Old) $23.
China Lights (Old) $8.90/9.00. Nanyang Tobaccos $5.10. Dairy Farms $27.00..
The Official Summary of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange issued) yesterday at 3.15 p.m.
It is an old saying that a bad
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LTD.
HELD OFFICE1
1. Gracechurch Bænst, Londen, K.CA.
Authorised Capital....23,000,000 Subscribed Capital... 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital
....... 1,050,000 Reserve Fund & Roat. 1,240,785 BANKERS Tha Band ́s Bugland & Miðland Bank, Léd. BRANCHES Iyok Kandy
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Sydney Tantain Tokyo Los Angeles Tsingtau Manila
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The Company offers to intending Hoff
Travelers the nae of its Travelers Interest allowed on Current An-Choques”, and Letters of Credit and, anta.
in addition, 'the world-wide services Deposits received for fixed periods of its thoroughly equipped Travel Defaken, rates to be obtained on application.partment.
C. KISHINA ML
Manager,
Hong Kong, 11th April, 1984....
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Now York
Pork Loi
{) Bangor Bhangha
HONG KONG BRAXOK. Brory deseription of Banking and Kashange ind and trainsail,
Travollars Choquna kammad.
Trusted and Executorships under-
Changes Quolations.
Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Pablle
ON Tuesday, the 1st. May 1934. commencing at 2.30 p.m.
with such matters as defence, for- tern, half facing the choir.
It is a notoriously difficult place) eign policy, and Customs.
from which to hear the preacher. 4, that it is believed that these The Bean (Dr. Posley Norris) says at the Prince's Buildings, Western- principles can be realised only by al
he has never known a pulpit from Portion of Second Floor. Scottial National Party indepen-which it is so difficult to address a dent of all other political parties.
large congregation.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
21.84 7.542.
>
Paris
New York
Montreal
Geneva
London. Yesterday,
77 11/32 5.13% 5.12 15.752
Brussels
Amsterdam
Milan
Berlin'
(3.15
p.m.)
Closing
Buyerr
Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague Helsingfors
60 1/16 12.97 10.40 22.39% 19.902 28
122%
2264%
Madrid
Lisbon
Athens
522 sellers
Bucharest
510
Belgrade
226
Rio
4*
Buenos Aires
30%
Montevideo
38%*
Bombay
1/6 3/32
Union Insurances $615 Underwriters $1
Hotels $6.05
Lands $60%
Star Ferries 896 Tramways $20,90
China Lights (old) $8.90 Electrics $729% Telephones (old) $23.90 Dairy Farme $261⁄4
Bales.
H. K. Banks $1850 Hotels $5.95, $6.05
H. K. Lands $51 Electrics $72% Telephonen (old) $23.90 Dairy Farms $27
SHAREBROKER'S ASSN. REPORT
Yesterday's Buyers And Sellers
The following report was issued by the Hong Kong Sharebrokers! Asso- elation. yesterday afternoon: Banks $1845 Buyers Nat. Commercial Banks $0.20 Buyers,
$6.20 Sales Underwriters $1.25 Buyers. Unions $620 Sellers Waterboats $11.30 Boyers. Antamoks 60 cta. Sellers.
Beng
Explorations 23% cls. Sellers Holeh 3.6.05 Buyers; £6.15 Sellers. Landa
$60 Buyera: 601 Bales,
Providents (old) $1.85 Buyers.
Dicks $15,19 Buyers: Trame $20.80 Buyers. Ferries $681 Buyers. Lights Cold
Sellera
$8.95 Buyers; $9.10 Eelciries $72 Boysa. *INTEREST allowed on Cum Telephones fold) 428% Boyers, Final Deportia ni Mateo, ikut may 39 domesninet
W. DUGGAN;-:
Manager, Queen's Hood Conten
J. B-ROBS
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1893,
Cementa: 12.30. Boyers,
Amusements : $1,25-Buyers. Wanyanga $5 Bayarsakaa Lane & Crawfords $t Bales Gold # Banda ·86%% %% -
Shanghaf
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Silver pot
Forward.
War Loan 3%".
37 5/16 110
1/3% 1/5
1/2 8/16 184
18. 13/16 102 11/10
Sellers Official
-British Wireless Bervice.
A Quantity of Office Furniture.
A témporary, structure has been including: Milner Safes, Office erected near the regular pulpit. It Desks, Mirrors. Blackwood Settees, is a little further into the north Tables and Stools and Glass transept and will be continued in Show Cabinets, etc.
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use long enough to give it On View from 2.30 p.m. on 30th. thorough test.
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The present pulpit, is an undis- tinguished structate of grey marble designed by the Into Sir Gilbert Scott. It has been in use for about seventy years. In earlier years the palpit has been placed variously be neath the altern--generally close] to the choir:
When the most suitable position for the pulpit has been discovered it is likely that the existing pulpit, will be completely dismantled and that the present nave pulpit will be replaced in the new situation.
At one time
the nave pulpit,
!
April 1934.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 28th, Apfl 1934.
MCHURCHEST
UNION CHURCH.
REV. ALLEN TO PREACH
The following are the forteom- which is a fine example of late ing services etc., at Union Chirch. Jacobean work, was frequently in Kennedy Road:-
use. The setting aside of space for]
Sunday, April 29,
the grave of the Unknown Warrior! Sunday School, Kennedy had. has, however, made it impracticable}.30 a.m.
to seat large congregations con- Morning Service, 10.30 m veniently. Furthermore, since am- (Broadcast). plifiers have been installed, it is possible for the sermon to be heard In all parts of the Abbey,
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The remaining 'pulpit in the Ab- bey is that in Henry the Seventh's Chapel. Archbishop Crammer is said to have preached from it at
YAUMATI PROPERTY Edward the Bixth's Coronation,
C.
AUCTION.
$25,000 For Block Of Three Houses.,
A block of three houses at Yau- matt was sold at an action yester day at Mesers. Lammert Bros,
Evening Service, 6 p.m.
Preacher at both services:-To Rev. E. L. Allen.
Social Hour in the Church Hall after the evening service.
Church Choir Practice, Tuesdays at 5.30 p.m..
Every Tucaday in the Church Hall at 7.30 p.m. Devotional Meeting of the Soldiers' and Airmen's Christian
INQUEST ON LORRY Association. Service men cordially
CRASH VICTIM.
Verdict Of Accidental Death Returned.
DRIVER'S NEGLIGENCE.
A verdict of accidental death wis
invited,
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
[Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scien- tist, in Boston, Mass., USA.]
Macdonnell Road, Below Bowen .. Road Tram Station.
Sunday Service 11.15 a.m.. Subject: PROBATION AFTER DEATH,
Nos. 168, 166, and 167 Reclama:*. tion Street, on a site leaned for al term of 75 years, dating from returned at the inquent, at the Cen- April, 1903, were sold in one lot tral Magistracy yesterday, on Wong to Mr. Fong Man-sang, care of Hau, aged 88, who was killed on Mesars. Hughes and Hough, April 12, when a lorry, carrying a
Mr. Fong secured the property load of bricks, crashed into a wall The Sunday school is held on after bidding against another man; on the Pokfulam Road,
Bunday Morning at 10 o'clock. paying $25,000 as compared with The jury, which comprised Wednesday Evening Meeting at. 6- the upset price of $22,000.,
Mesara, A. G. Piovanell, (fore- p.m. Reading Room at above ad- ̈ The sale was, in pursuance of man), L. J. Guterres and J. E. dress open Tuesday and Friday, 10 fore-closure and Instructions from Rocha, returned their verdict with-am. to 12 noon, Monday and the Mortgagee,
out retiring, and added a rider, that Thursday, 4,80 to 7 pm. The No. 24, Circular Pathway, the driver, Teang Ken, was negli-Public is cordially invited to at Chinese building, with a ground gent in accepting a load too heavy tend the service and visit they ares of 1,759. q. ft. was with for the lorry,
Reading Room. Idrawn in the absence of bidders.