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BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Avibarkanā Ospital
Jarned and F) 10 000
Lasers Fenda (—
Bowers Liability of Proprietes $20,000, 00
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READ OFFICE: HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORE.
Ich Wp.nna. Mnoki Chairman.
3. P. Warren, Esq. Deputy Chalimwa.
Hon. Mr. W. 28. Bell.
A. 11. Templos, K.
W. J. Kevrick Kaq.
C. C. Knight, Eng
ANOT
0. Miskin, Fan,
K. 3. Maritook, Ka.
T. E. Pearce D.
*T. M. Graykara, Eng
DANGKOK HATAYJA BOMBAY CALATUTTA
CANTON CBK700 *COLOMBO
DASHER YOOCHOW
HAIPHONG
BAMBURG
BANKOW ПАНИЯ
BORDESM
ILOILO
DOK
JONORS
КОНГ
KOWLOON
Okle! Mazage,
BRANCHES :-
LONDON
LIONN MALACCA MANILA
MUAR (Johor)
MUIDEN
NEW TOE
PRITING PENANO RANGOON
SATOON
SAN FRANGINOO
KUALA LUMPUR
RUANGUAT
SINGAPORE
BOURADATA BERGEI FATANI TIENTSIX
TORTO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Acownia spoved in. Lersi Durrone? and Fixed Deposits ronaived for quo zake R skorter perioda in Twea) Company and Sterling berma which will be quoted on application. Hong Kong, 13th April, 1934.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Bandson of the abers Boh še ominai
the HONG KONG AND INAWOKAJ BANKING CORPORATION. Balon may be shalsed ve application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRATHURA.
Ohlal Kanner.
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1986.
SAFETY FIRST !
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries. Deposit them in a Vault
that in really: FIRE PROOF BURGLAR PROOF DAMP PROOF!
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
located on the Mezzanine Floor of
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1885.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
[Reserve Liability of Fro
prietors
..£5,000,000 .£3,000,000
..£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Alor Star
Iliollo
Rangoon
Amritsar
Ipoh
Saigon
Bangkok
Karachi
Semarang
Batavia
Kiang
Seremban
Bombay
Kobe.
Shanghai
Calcutta
Kuals
Ganton
Sitiawan
Singapore
Campore
Cebu
Madres
Medan
Taiping Tientsin Tongkah
New York
Bhuker)
Peiping
Tsingtao
(Peking) Yokohama
Penang
Eon Kon-
Colombo
Delhi
+
Haiphong
Hamburg Hankow
Harbin
Manila
Sourabaya
THE GHINA MAIL.
Commerce and Finance
SILVER FIRMER IN NEW YORK Effect Of Steadier Foreign Markets.
WHEAT PRICES ERRATIC
Foreign Exchange and General of silver legislation. Banking business transacted.
Fix-
Current Accounts opened and ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
W. II. E. THOMAS,
Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934
LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES.
Silver Prices Rise.
The local dollar has advanced 1⁄4, opening on demand 'to-day at 2/4/%
Friday
SHARE MARKET.
at
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
Urgent Appeal
For Funds.
LOSS ALREADY THIS YEAR
FAIR-HAIRED
MONDAY, MAY 7, 1934.
AMERICANS
MOSTLY MEN
Harvard Scientists' Investigation.
U.S. BECOMING HOMOGENEOUS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUE.
RAFT
DENTRY
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, the 10th May, 1934.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 7th May, 1934.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAIŠERA
AND SURVEYORS.
PROGRAMMES-
FORMS for the FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING The Women's Auxiliary of
to be held on SATURDAY, the 19th the Hong Kong Society for the
and MONDAY, the 21st May, 1984, Cambridge, Massachusetts. protection of Children has issued The new typical American race,ed at the Secretary's Office, Glouces
(weather permitting) may be obtain-. measured by Harvard scientists atter Building; the Club House, Happy the following appent:
Funds are urgently needed to the Century of Progress last sum-Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the
mer, runs to more blondness in its enable the Society to continue ite men than its women
Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road, Both spot and forward Bilver work. The excess of expenditure: Among red beads, the women out- New York. To-day,
prices advanced. Spot silver ad-
first five number the men. Platinum blonds over income during the Silver was quiet, but firmer in vanced s. closing on Saturday at New York on Saturday, the mar-18%, while forward silver advanced months of the present financial have not been counted to date, but in golden blonds there are nearly During this three, men to each two American ket reflecting the firmer ruling 3/16, closing on Saturday at 18% year was $4,223.31.
The London on New York cross period (November 1st to March women. of foreign markets and also the rate, which closed on
The studies of these typical Ame- continued talk of a compromise EU.S.35.11%, closing on Saturday 31st) the Society has dealt with
ricans are published in preliminary Zamboanga being effected over the question at U.S.86.11%, while the New 364 new cases.
York on London rate closed Satur- Its work is almost
form. In the Harvard bulletin by Dr.j entirely E. A. Hooton, Professor, of Anthro- day at U.S.35.11%, as compared among the poorest of the poor and In
They include only about|| LAMMERT BROS. their market
pology. report with U.S.$5.11% on Friday. it has, during the past five months, half of the persons whose measure- Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Com-
obtained medical treatment in 172 ments were taken at the exposition pany, through their local corres-
new cases which have come under last summer. the care of its branches, and pro- pondents, Messrs. Asia Landa,
The Official Summary of the vided food in 259 fresh cases of homogeneous, establishing a type of They show America becoming Ltd.. state:-
Hong Kong Stock Exchange issued sick or starving children, "Weakness again threatens the Saturday, at 12.30 p.m.
lits own. This American, man ot Amongst other activities the woman, la After yesterday's paid recovery,
growing taller and THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. March low levels and, under the cir
cumstances, we would say that the Ewos suffered a setback this morn-
Society is contributing towards the heavier. The man is taller even) reasonable policy is withhold ing, and were offering rather free maintenance of fourteen destitute than the average who entered the years ago. His Alcohol stocks are weakly at slightly below the closing children whom it has placed in in-World War 15 buying.
stitutions, and has upon reports of a cut in prices in rate of yesterday.
obtained height is 5 feet 8.1 inches; weight for 10s 181b. The woman's height is 5 the near future.
The rest of the market was quite hawker's licences and stock
fifteen
could parents who inactive, and calls for no special
not feet 3.65 inches, weight Ds. 12.20 lb. otherwise be able to make a living. "Curiously enough," Dr. Hooton comment,
One of the Society's four Inspec-writes, "our women are darker in tors attends as a nurse at the complexion than are the men. The Children's Clinic at Sham-Shui-Po, former include 39.13 per cent. with towards the support of which the brunet skins and the latter only Society regularly contributes medi-131.16 per cent.
"In hair colour the men are more, cal supplies and dietary articles. From its funds, the Society makes variable than the 'women. The an annual grant to the Salvation common hair colour in both series Army Home at Matauwei,
is golden brown, which includes Dressing tables, Chest of drawers, Donations will be gratefully re- 30.32 per cent. of the men and 27.14 Hatstand, Chairs, Sideboard, Din- Dark brown and ing table, Cabinet, Bookcase, Desk, ceived by the two Hon. Treasurers of the women.
Washstand, Flower stand, Table, black hair are commoner in the Mrs. L. W. Amps, 517, The Peak; and Mrs. Y. K. Chow, e/amen than in the women, and red-Screen, Teapots, lee chest, Brass Sir Shouson Chow, Chinese Mer-brown hair occurs much more fre-ware, Silver ware, Tea set, Dinner chants' Club,
Building.quently in the females than in the crockery, Carpets, Rugs, Linen, Mirror, Enamel bath, Shanghai Queen's Road.
bath, Ornaments, etc., etc.
also A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE
Established 1912,
Head Office:-Hong Kong.
Ausherino? Capital (15,X. Ourvonny! ....$11,297,00E Pas-2) Caplish mannen. Sewer Fuad 1,167,000 Hooker. Hughak
BEANCELE
Chantel.
and a Fresal sea.
LONDON BANKERS ----
The Lloyd's Bank, Lamling. COLLESPONDENTS
In all pelvoljil slides of the Waril. Vuilgi Erobeago and banking bustnom st every datoription besugusted.
Sale Deposit Bonne (various okno) al à pourly terial of from 17 to 8:46.
to
"Wheat-Prices Bluctuated in an erratic manner, being somewhat firmer early in the day, but easied later in sympathy with stocks and then turned strong as the weather forecast held little hopes of any week. material moisture over the
end.
LOOK POONG SHAN. "Cotton:-Very high prices ruled Chief Manager.at the opening, due to price fixing by both foreign and domestic spin- The higher levels attracted
ners.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.frealising but a price fixing rally oc-
curred towards the close but this, ....$10.000.000.00 however, was not maintained. The # 5,588,500.00 weather forecast is partly favour-
Labic." $2,434,000,00
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profts
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Sir Shoukon Chow, Chairman.
Commencing to-day, trading in rubber futures starts at 10.00 a.m.. all New York Central stock sold prior to April 30 being carried, with due bills for eights receiving
Li Keon Chun, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. value rights in sales.
Our New building is Specially Con- Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching structed to provide all of these Im portant Qualities.
You may obtain a Safe Deposit 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.
The price of stock and shares went
Shek, Eng. Li Lan Sang, Esq. Wong ex-rights on April 30, the sales' Chu Son, Esq. and Kan Ying Po, Ed
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manage. LA The Fong. Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Amo
Batavie Bombay Calcutta
Canton Haiphong Hankow Monolulu Kobe Kowloon
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (London
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formoss Incorporated by Special Imperia!
Charter, 1899.
Central Bank la Formone
Melbourne
Manila
Nagasaki
New York Osaka
Peining
Penang Rangoon
Saigon
San Fcisco
Seattle
Semarang Shanghai
SIBREDOTE
Sourabaya Swatow
Syndry
Tathoku Tientain
Every description of Banking and
price being reduced at the opening on that date by $1.87% cents per share,Reuter.
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
Exchange business transacted. Loans On New York— granted on approved securities,
Current Accounts opened in Loes! Currency and Fixed Deposits received
Makk-Kolor Lasund Athenes umons! .....Jun. 44.00 for one year or shorter periods in
On London
T. T.
Tokyo
Vancouver Yokohama
1/4 On demand
1/4% Four months' sight 1/4% Credits 4 months'
Night
1/5%
On demand
Credits 60 days'
sight
.35%
364
On demand
$35
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manage. Hong Kong. 1at March, 1984.
Credits 4 months'
sight
576
On India-
On T.T. and demand 92
|On Shanghai—
On demand
110%
On Japan:-
116%
70%
On and after August 15th, 1933, the Local and Foreign Currencies on On Paris- rale of Interest on Special Current terms which will be quoted on appli- Deposit will be at 2 p.a. on daily eation.
balance and the rate for balance over Safe Deposit Boxes To Let. $10,000 will be quoted on application.,
(Maximum rate-1%).
LONDON BÁNKEMP -
Barolayı Bask, Lid, Laydı Bank, EM, Midland Bank, Lid. Wartelaster Bank, Dad.
The Bank kan Correspondente in ail the prison.pro/
Jammarsial. Contros ihroughout the world.
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BONG KONG DRANGE:
L. KAGURA,
Big Kurg. Derember 14, 1982.
THR
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office: 62, Broadway, New York
Capital
Reserves
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Surplus
LIMITED.
Established 1880
Capital (fully paid-up! Yen.100,000,000
Reserve Fund...Yen.122,750,000
Head Once:-YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria
Nagasaki
Batavia
Nagoya
New York
Usaka
Paris
Pelping Pelpin
Rangoon
Berlin
Bombay
culta
(Dalny)
on (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg Hankow Harbin
Hong Kent
Honolulu
ПОЛОСКИПЕ
Karachi Kobe Landon
Los Angeles
Manila
Maji
San Francisco
Seattle
Sema
ngapo
Sydney
Tientain
Tokyo
Tsingtan
Yingkow
U.3.$6,000,000.00 .U.S.$1,867,089.17 .......U.S.$1,718,979.67
BRANCHES---
Antwerp
Among
Beals
Bella
Oplos Glasg HAYAON Jiachburg Flame Haldelling Interlukan Jerusale Lodos Liverpoo Exp Loos Istor
Moute Care
Muzdek Mon
Bombay Brette Brusse Chaling Calcutta Can.mee Colombo Cosechage Duolin
Elsburgh Marence OSATE
J
3ixiaco City Riow
Parts Puiping Palerta
Rosiardas Be Bingha Southampto Blagsport Titl Torsink Vimba Venice Tokohama
+
Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal cities of United Blates of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertakan.
Perional investment accounts handled.
The Company offers to intending Travelers the use of its "Travalors
|
On demand
On Manila-
On demand
| On Singapore---
On demand....... 59%
On Batavia--
On demand
On Saigon-
51%
On demand On Bangkok-----
53
133%
1/5%
On demand
Bovereigns bank buy-
ing rate
Bar Silver per oz.... 18% Bar Silver in Hong
Kong Copper Cash
пот. **** om..
Copper Cents ................ 1% prem.
Rate of Native Interest 3% p Chinese Sub, Cofn.... 32% dis Hong Kong Sub, Coln par.
THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL
·BANK, LTD.
National Bank Building. BA, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Authorized Capital $5,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital
* £,000,000.00 New York, Landon and
Paria Agenta, BANKERS TRUST COMPANY.
Interest allowed on Current Ac. Chequer" and- Letters of Credit sind, We offer facilities for the trazas.
counts.
in addition, the world-wide services tion of general banking business. Deposits received for fixed periods of its thoroughly equipped Travel DeForeign Exchange transacted. Stacks me patas to be obtained on application. |partment,
| |and" "bonds"" bought and sold.
Louns 49. G. KISHINAMI,
granted on-approved- segurillane LEE FANG, Hong Kong, 11th April, '1024.
General Manag
Manager
E..W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
SALES
Hong Kong Banks $1885/1830 H. K. Fire Insurances $250 Union Insurances $625 China Lights (Old) $9.10 Telephones (Old) $24 Electrics $72.85 Dairy Farms $26% Constructions (Old) $1.35
BUYERS
Underwritera $1.35 Wharves $97
Providents (Qld) $1.90 Docks $15
Hotels $5.95
Chinu Lights (Old) $9 H.K. Trams $21
Chinese Estates $84
H. K. Electrics $724 Macao Electrics $24 Amusements $3.40 Constructions (New) 70 cts.
SELLERS
Antamoka 70 cts. H. K. Realties $5 H. K. Ropes $5.90
CAT KIDNAPPING THE LATEST.
£5 Demanded As Ransom In America.
Kansas, City, Missouri.
China
WARM SEND-OFF FOR M. ZANIN,
Apostolic Delegate Leaves For North.
His Excellency the Right Rev. Monsignor Zanin, the new Apostolie Delegate to China, was given warm send-off on Saturday by the
Catholics of Hong Kong, when he
Jeft on board the steamer
Conte
Verde for Shanghai, after about a month'a sojourn in the Colony.
meles.
"Golden blonde include 14.31 per cent. of the men and only 10.00 per cent. of the women. But red hair, is nearly twice as common in the females."-Reuter.
SNAKE FOUND IN DRAWING ROOM.
Mistaken By Woman For Coal Shovel
Sydney, N.S.W.
A black snake which entered the
Public Auctions
Tinstructions to sell by Publie
THE Undersigned have received
Auchon
ON
Wednesday, the 9th May, 1934, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Kowloon Sales Room, No, 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:--
Chesterfield couch chairs, Bedsteads,
and
and
Wardrobe,
One "Oldsmobile" Touring Car -6 Cylinders-5 Seater.
On View from Tuesday, the 9th May, 1934,
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 4th May, 1934.
POLICE RESERVE.
drawing room of a dwelling at Hox-Orders for the Current
Week.
A large gathering of Churchton Park, near Sydney, assumed AB If the kidnapping of bankers, dignitaries, including the Bishop of such a shape that it was mistaken brewers, babies and even dogs were Hong Kong (the Rt. Rev. Monsignor for a coal shovel.
not enough, cats are now bring kid-Henry Valtorta), the Bishop of Noticing the object which she as- Orders by the Hon. T. H. King, napped.
Kongmoon, (the Rt. Rev. Mgr.jsumed was a coal shovel in her Inspector General of Police, Mrs. A. H. Koubek's Angora die-Walsh), Rev. Fathers Spada, Rigan- drawing room, and, thinking that
Chinese Company, appeared.
ti, Granelli, Bollteau (French Mis-one of the children had carried it)
She placed a sign in her yard sion), Noval, (Spanish Mission) into the room, the mother made a Mr. Teo Taun On, Assistant offering a reward for the return of Burns (Catholic American Mission)move to remove it. To her horror Superintendent of Police (Reserve) the animal.
the Salesian Fathers, the Jesuit it revealed itself as a black snake has resumed command of the Chin- A man appeared, demanded £5 Fathers, and clergy of the Catholic 6ft. long. for restoring the cat, and finally did Church, the Italian Consul General
ese Company, as from Thursday, May 3rd, 1934.
It darted at her and then glided so after Mrs. Koubek bargained (Mr. A. Biancon!), the French Con-under the lounge. with him and induced him to bring aut Genera) (M. M. G. Dufaure de The husband who later appeared down the ransom to about 10/--In Prade) and many others were on on the scene, killed the reptile-petition Shoot between members of Reuter.
board the Conte Verde to take leave. Reuter.
Action on New York Taxi Front
巻に
Outbreak of sloting in New York's taxi strike waajstriking drivers. Above, left, strikers are pulling s quelled only when police were permitted to use clubs working driver from his cab, and right, a policeman and draw guna after strikers bad rampaged through and rioter lock horns on the sidewall. Bernity was ting the sirieni district, smashing cabk and beating non- I arrested and meorie kurs in free:for-al
Revolver Shout. A revolver Com-
the Canton Police and Chinese Com- pany was fired at Canton on Tues- day, May 1st, the Hong Kong Chin- ese Company, team Won. The highest and second highest scores for members of the Chinese Com- pany are:-
P.C.R. 72 Wong King Fei and P.C.R. 66 Kwok Chak Tong.
Indian Company. Training Course-Part II-AI recrufts of the Indian Company re- [siding at Hong Kong will ' attend Chinese Company's Headquarters, 17, Queen's Road Central on Thurs- day, May 10th at 17.30 hours for | instruction.
next
Flying Squad, Instructional Patrol-The instructional patrol for members of the Hong Kong Bection will take place on Friday, May 18th.. Mem- bers will fall in at Central Police Station at 17.30 hours sharp. All members will attend. Dress-White Uniform and Cap with White Cover. Emergency Unit Reserve. Revolver Practice-Revolver prac tice for members of the Emergency Unit Reserve will be carried out on Friday, May 11th at the Bowen Road Revilver Range at 17.80 hours under Sub. Inspector A. L. Hopkins. Van will leave Queen's Pier at 5:20 p.m. sharp. Dress-Optional..............
(Sigd) C: Champkin
Acting, U. B. P."(R), Hong Kong, Monday, May 7th,
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