HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
HONGKONG AND
SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
Authorised Capital 950,000,000 ||
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
**AUSTRALIA &
CHINA
Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000|Ineurparated by Royal Charter, 1858 Reserve Funils:
Sterling
£1,500,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: H.K. Currency Reserve 10,10,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
H. K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
Dec. 18.
·FINANCE „
MALARIA SCOURGE ON
MADAGASCAR
It was Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, be met with in"this island. Some The market continued quiet with
precursor of romanticism of the butterfiles that have buyers at slightly lower
prices the
no in France, who, in his famous magnificent colours have a wing- than those quoted but with
novel "Paul and Virginia," was the spend of 18 centimetres; there response from sellers.
first to daw attention to Madagn= | are thousands that attain to a scar, the beautiful island of "the length of 20 centimetres. There are Indian Ocean. This island, which also many species of bats.
Buyers
Douglases,.. $604,
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HK & K. Wharves, $115. H.K. Docks (Old), $18.
Providents (Old), $8.
HK Realties $5.
38, Bishopsgate E.C.2.
H. & S. Hotels, $6.70.
...$20,000,000| Paid-up Capital.......
Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro- prietors......
.£3,000,000
,£3,000,000
Star Ferries, $71).
£3,000,000
Head Office-HONG KONG".
Buard of Directors. *. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Deputy Chairman,
JK. Bansfield, Eng..
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. S. II., Dodwell,
W. H. Lock, Esq..
G. Miskin. Esq.
K. S. Morrison, Esq.
Hon. Mr. A. 1.. Shields.
H. V. Wilkinson, Eng.,
Sir Yandeleur M. Graybura,
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71. Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES, AND BRANCHES:
CALCUTTA KOBR 44 CANTON
KUALA
CEBU
Sandakan Lights, $101, ex. dlv. Watsons, $7.30.
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EUROPEANS DIE
is the fourth largest in area, was discovered in 1506 by the Por-
But, in common with many other tuguese Fernando Soares. Some countries, Madagascar possesses people attribute this discovery to the malaria mosquite which is able Antao Goncalves. Before
that to
multiply abundantly in the epoch, "Nossi Ndambo." Wild marshes of the island. Malarial Boars' Island, as it was called by fevers render, those regions very the natives, had already tecu unhealthy and many Europeans visited by Arabs who gave it the have succumbed there. HK. Govt. 4 per cent Loan, name of "The Manal Country."
The traveller who now visits per cent pm.
Madagascar is a magnificent is-these countries immunises himself HK Govt. 31 per cent Loan, land and travellers who have against this malady by means of visited it are tireless in praising quinine. According to the results the beauty of this
country. obtained by the Malaria Commis-
Entertainments, $3.30.
par.
Sellers
Union Insurance, $485.
H.K. & K. Wharves, $117, Humphreys, $9.
Lane, Crawfords. $8. Constructions, $1.
Sales
ALOR STAR AKRITRAR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA BOMBAY
HONG KONG PENAND ILOILO
[POR KARACH KLANO
HANGOON
BAIGON SKREMBAN SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
Chief Manager. CAWNPORE
Any
Bangkok
Batavia
Branches:- Fail: Johore Kobe
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon
Rebay
Kowkm
San
Calcutta
Kuala
Franciven
COLOHO DELII AVAIPUONO BAMBERO
HANKOW
HARDIN
LUMPUR
KUCHING MADRAN
BOURABAYA
MANILA
TAIPING TIANTSIN TONGKAH
MEDAN NEW YORK
PEIPING "
(Bhuket)
Atoka, .25
Bagulo Gold, 23
London
Canton
Chefor
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Singapore
Calorobe
Lumpur Shangha
Lyons Sourabaya
Malacca Sungei
Dairen
Foochow Manila
Baiphong Muar
Patari Swatow
Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin Hankow
Mukden Tokyo Harbin New York Tsingtao Hongker Priping Noilo
Yokohama
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year "or shorter ..periods in Local and other Cur
rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let
Hong Kong, 7th October, 1838.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank
is conducted by the HONG KONG
(Peking)
TRINOTAG YOKOHAMA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and Fixes Deposits received for One Year or aborter perioda st rates which will be quoted on application. The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re- Ficovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
& SHANGHAT BANKING COR- An PORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HoNG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 7th October, 1938.
BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED.
Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 6,598,500.00 Reserve and Undivided
2,776,726.767
Profit.
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directors:
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Bir Shouson Chow, Chairmas "Li Koon Chun, Eag. Li Lan Sang, Esq.
Esq. WongChuEon, Esq. R. Rong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Wong Yun Chan Ching Shck, Laq. FungPingWah Esq. Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manspor.
The Fong, Esq., Manager.
Amey
Be
Bombay Calentin Canton
Haiphong Buśkow Honela
Kobe
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Branches and Agencies :----
Kowloon Landon
Man!la Melboerde Nagunka
New York Osaka
Puri Pelping
Ben Fran
Soundays Penang Bangoon Bwalow
Sydney Balroo
Tabora sloo Tentsin Bottle Tokyo Semarang "Yanover Yokohama
· Shanghai Bingapore
Every description of Banking
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET.
NEW YORK.
American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BAXI, New York, with Resources over U.S. $2,600,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000:00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)
Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head Office: SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:
QUEEN'S ROAD, O. South China Officer:
and Exchange business transacted. CANTON Loans granted on approved SWATOW
securities.
KONGMOON TOISHAN SHIUCHOW "KINGCHOW Current Accounts opened in Local We also handle the issue of Currency and Fixed Deposits re- Bonds and other Public Funds of ceived for one
shorter the Chinese Government both at periods in Local and Foreign Cur Home and Abroad. rencies terms which will be
on
year or
quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
WINTER CLOTHES
Women's, Men's & Children's
WANTED URGENTLY
HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Monday & Thursday
ICE HOUSE STREET
10 to 12 Noon,
Sandakan Lights, 3101 ex. dlv. (Prices below in Phil. Currency)
Autamoks. 491
Bengiet Consol;. 12.50. Codo Groves, .47 Cons. Mines, 0038
Demonstrations. .27) Paracale Gumaus, ...134 San Mauricio, 1.80 Suyoc Consol, 20 United Paracales. „53
HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS'
-ASSOCIATION
Buyers
Lands, $351.
Trams.. $17.
Hotels, $6.70.
Star Ferries, $72.
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China Lights (Old), si0.10. Constructions, $1.40. Watsons, $7.30. Dairy Farms, $24). Demonstrations, $27 ctvs. Itogons, $21; ctvs. Ropes. $41.
Sellers
Lands,,, $38. Trams. $17.20. Hotels, $6.80. Dairy Farms, $24.80. -
Sales
H.K. Docks (Old),181, Trams, $17.10.
| Everything is there: mountains sion of the League of Nations. It with snow, lofty tablets only necessary to take six grains Covered lands with a healthy climate, mar- or quinine, per day throughout the shes of treacherous beauty, swiftly fever season to be immune from flowing rivers impossible to nav-the malady. For treatment, 15 gate, virgin forests, with a fauna to 20 grains of quinine minst that differs in many points from be taken daily for from five to that of other continents.
seven days. the Amongst
characteristic Tourists can therefore now enjoy janimals of Madagascar, we would the beauties of this picturesque re- mention the lemurians. There isgion in confidence, without any In150 remarkable carnivorous fear of taking malaria away with animal, the fossa, that is only to them as an unpleasant souvenir.
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MEALS AS PART OF WAGES
Deductions Held To Be Legal
GERMANY AND FREE TRADE
"As 50011" as our creditors
Bre
willing to allow us to remove the
consequences of war, the door will be open to multilateral trade and cir- free international currency
By a majority the Court of Ap-culation." declared Dr. Schacht, peal recently allowed the appeal Reichsbank President, addressing by Cook. Son and. Co. (St. Faul's) business and professional men on Ltd. from the decision of Mr. Jus- the "new plan" whereby Ger- pro- tice Wrottesley, in the King's many's huge rearmament Bench Division. that they had gramme will be financed. made deductions from the wages
Showing how 1934-37 imports of of Arthur Pratt, formerly employ-finished products were cut by 63 ed by them as a packer, contrary
to the provisions of the Truck Act Per cent, and imports of material Buch as petrol, gumi, grain" and "of 1831.
rubber increased in some cases Lord Justice Slesser, who heard over 100 per cent.. Pr. Schacht said arguments with Lord Justices Fin-those figures indicate how the Jay and Goddard. announced that new plan contributed to carrying! the majority of the court were in out rearmament and making cur favour of allowing the appeal. food supplies safe. ' Their reasons. he said. would be given later.
SINGAPORE STOCK QUOTATIONS
The following quotations of 12 leading Singapore stocks have been received by Messrs. Ellis & Edgar from Messrs. J. M. Sassoon & Co.. Singapore,
December 9.
"As long as our shortage of for- eign trade currency lasts, control Mr. Pratt's case was that 10s a foreign trade must remain. We do week had been deducted from
not know when we are able to get his wages for dinner and tea from rid of it. I hope soon." March, 1920, to December, 1935. He claimed £397 10s. from" Cook. Son and Co.
CLAIM FOR £397.
It was stated that the Truck Act provides that in any contract be-i tween an employer and a manual worker wages must be paid in coin of the realm and not otherwise, and if any wages are paid other- Amalgamated Malay Estate, Ltd., wise than in that way the contract
$1.671.
MIDDLE PRICE Rubber Shares
Kempas, Limited, $1.85. Kuala Sidim Rubber Co., Ltd.. $2.15. Pajam, Limited, $1.871 c.d. Sungei Bagan Rubber Estate, Ltd..
$1,40.
"
Tapah Rubber Estate, Ltd.. $1.821.
Tin Shares
Fetaling Tin, Ltd.. $7.00.
is vold.
"
Cook, Son and Co. denied that Mr. Pratt was engaged in manua} labou?. They also pleaded the Statutes of Limitation.
Mr. Justice Wrottesley had held that Pratt was engaged in manual labour and so entitled to the pro- tection of the Truck Act. He gave
Sungel Luas Tin Dredging, Ltd., judgment for the amount claimed.
$1.574:
Industrials
Straits Trading Co.,Ltd., $28.00. United Engineers, Ltd. (Ordinary),
$8.474. Wearne Brothers, Ltd., $14.50 c.d.
10 per cent.
Gold
Sir William Jowitt, K.C., and Mr. G... O. Slade appeared for Cook, Son and Co. and Mr. H. J. Wal- lington, K.C and Mr. Melford Stevenson for Mr. Pratt.
Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., FURTHER FUNDS
Lid., 4.77),x.d.. Note:-The above quotations are in
Straits Dollars.
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE
London, Dec. 14.
COPPER
buyers sellers
£
Standard, Cash 43 Standard.
3 months 43-1/4 Electrolytic 48-1/2
TIN Standard, Cash 214 Standard,
3 months 215
LEAD
£
43-1/16
43~5/18 49-1/2
· FOR RELIEF ·
اگر
The following further contribu- tions to the British Fund for Rellef of Distress in China (Hongkong Branch) have been received:-
Previously acknowledged $231,019. j 15: Fan Hing Christian Assocn., $32.53: The Hoy Ping Commercial Assocn., $100: Lau Mi Sing. $50; Choy Wal Tang, $57.40; The Yan Ping Merchant & Workmen 'Asso- ciation, $100; Katle A, in memory of Mrs. Lo Cheung Ip. $2; The Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., $2,000; Mrs. J. Stapler, $50; Pun Bo Tal, $20; W. M. Gittins, $15; H.K. Buddfilst Fund for Relief 214-1/4
of Refugee. $500; Mrs. L1 Ko Shi, $100; C. L. Li, $100; Dr. and Mrs. 215-1/4- Strahan, $200; China Light & Power Co., Ltd., $1,000; The Com- mittee of the Pig and Pork dealers and members of the Sau Yee Tong, $200; Mrs. Elsie L. Dunbar and Mr. Chui Wai, Sun, $250; The Shun Tack Commercial Association, $100; The Ho Cheong Yuen Tong Employees, $38.80; The combined office and Agency. stans of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., $75; Lau Ching, Han, $50; Yung Park Yee, $10; Mrs. Chee Kam 01. $10; The Pel Ho Theatre, $163; Chan Blu Bing, $100; Lau Ping Chal, $100; Chinese Bankers of $298. Hongkong, $81,000 Total: -Reuter, 333,68,
2
14-11/16
Foreign,
Official Price 14-5/8 Foreign, Omcial
3 months 14-13/16 14-7/8
SPELTER
Ordinary,
Omcial Price 13-5/8 Ordinary, Official
13-3/4
3 months 13-7/8 13-15/16 Final Afternoon Transactions Tin, Standard, Cash, £214-1/4 sellers.
Tin, Standard, 3 months, £215. 1/2 paid and sellers.
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 16, 1938.-PAGE 13
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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE M.V.
"DUISBURG" having arrived from Hamburg and Forts of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowana be at Kowloon, where delivery may obtained as soon as the goods" ars landed.
Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, bat carried on from port to port to she final port of call to which the option extenda
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 16th Dec., 1938. will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on b Dec, 1938, at 10 am. by our Bor veyors Mesars, Goddard and Douglas.
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined
All claims must reach us before the 15th Jan., 1939. or they will not be recognized.
No Insurance will be affected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned
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