THE HONGKONG
TRULY AMAZING!
When sales in so many other directions have been decreasing, an increase of 14 per cent. in the sales of life insurance for the first soven months of the year is wonderfully encouraging. It becomes all the more so when the stupendous amount involved of G.$7,750,000,000 is con- sidered. That means that the people of the United States, already having over G.$100,000,000,000 of insurance, are purchasing additional protection of over G.$1,000,000,000 each month.
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The number of policies issued considerably increased, showing that this is not confined to a few of the rich but represents a movement of the people on an unprecedented senie.
This is a factor of the first magnitude and of far-reaching con- sequences in the advancement of economic democracy. Seventy million people on a sound insured basis has a financial and moral effect that Lannot be estimated. It is a demonstration of physical, mental and material health. These people are committed to self-suppori, self-govern- ment, prudent investment and sound business through the increase and equitable distribution of capital. It is a long step toward abolishing poverty.
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
3% of the National Income of Canada and the United States is paid as life insurance premiums.
81% of the estates at death left in Canada and the United States is composed entirely of life insurance proceeds.
3:81 19
3
57
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:
97:19
97
81
7857
This means that 57 doliars invested in life insurance prodúce ús much wealth as any other 7867 dollars.
And all of this means that one insurance $ produces 137 times more comfort, stability and independence for you and your dependents than any other $ you spend.
CROWN LIFE INSURANCE CO.
1 LLL
Toronto, Canada, Established 1900.
Crownchina Company, Inc.
GENERAL AGENTS,
Gloucester Building.
F. Courtney,
2nd Floor.
Tel. 28400.
Manager.
EMPIRE PRODUCTS FAIR
To Be Held at the
PENINSULA HOTEL
KOWLOON
MAY 23RD AND 24TH
TELEGRAPIL FRIDAY; MAY 20, 1932,
To Be Open by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government
(Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.C.)
At 3.30 P.M. MONDAY, 23rd MAY.
PRODUCE & PRODUCTS FROM THE
EMPIRE.
SPECIAL DISPLAYS FROM HONGKONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
EMPIRE MUSIC.
CONTINUOUS CINEMA PERFORMANCE DEPICTING CANADIAN SCENES
MANY NOVEL FEATURES.
OPEN ALL DAY ON EMPIRE DAY,
24TH MAY
ADMISSION. FREE.
(This Advertisement is issued by the Hongkong Empire Day Committee),
SPIRITUÁLISM THE PERILS OF
(Continued from Page 8.)
other men even by their appear
BANKS.
P. & O. BANKING THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
ance, oppressed in many places all CORPORATION LTD
over the earth, while the Gentiles as a class the poor man of the parable-have beon favoured. The parable of the rich man and Lazarus, therefore, has no real bearing on the intermediate state of the dead nor on the future of the wicked.
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authorised Capital Subeeribed and Paid Up Reserve Fund
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
BANKING CORPORATION.'
+
$5,800,000 1,000,000 1.000.000
Authorhed Capital ............. lowed and fully, Paid-up Reserve Funds ----
U$0.800,000
10,000.009
£1,800,000 .$10,000,000
Incorporated by' Royal Charter (1963.
READ OFFICE)-LONDON, Tak-Up Capital £6,000,000 Reserve Fund ...
2,504,100 Reserve Liability of Propretter
180,000
HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C. 8.
If only men and women would think it worth while to search the Scriptures for themselves, what a difference-it would make to thin poor old world! coming soon when none shall any: Know ye the Lord for all shall known him from the least unto the greatest.
Colombo. But the day is
"Master Guilding"
H'
By. "Kappa."
TIS Jace in pale blue; he 1R dressed for the most part in rich chestnut dashed with yellow; and dark-blue wing-tips and tall make up altogether an appearance no lesa handsome than original.
Such is Muster Guilding, of St. Vincent, who has just arrived at the London Zoo--a most distin- guished newcomer of a rarity nl- most l'hunix-like.
ns.
For Guilding's Parrot-or Ameri- can Guildingi, us the learned
ancient Romans the sume that would have called him-is one of the three great West Indian parrota whom civilisation has doomed. Time and again, indeed, the repart he one forth that they were all three no more that what with volcanle eruptions, Europeans col. lectors, and negroes with a taste for parrot pie, Guilding of St. Vincent, Versicolor of St. Luciu, and the Imperial Parrot of Dominica had gone to join the dodo and the great muk.
AN ARISTOCRATIC LINE. Each of the three noble birds owned from time immemorial an island to itself and was seen no- where else. Soon none will be seen anywhere. For one day Columbus arrived in the West Indies; then the parrots istands became British --and Guilding. Versicolour and the Dominican. Imperial come of too old an aristocratic line to struggle for survival in the competitive modern world.
Haaten, then, to Regent's Park and respectfully admire Master- Guilding, with his plumage richer in hue than the autumnal woods. He may be the last of his race! And at the same time pay homage to the grand and stately bird in the enge next door, the noblest downger of the Parrot House, whom some call Marin Theresa,
For she is one of the last of the Dominican Imperials: Chrysotia August so enlled, and she deserves it all, what with her splendid green mantle and the dark line of her face and breast plumage. But you will look in vain for St. Lucia's.
Versicolour is not to-day represent- ed in all Europe, and is perhaps al- rendy extinct.
One thing that makes the new, Guilding such a pleasure to see is the fact that he is uncrippled by any gunshot wound, unlike nearly all the island amazons that have been brought to Europe. The old Dominican downger next door was 110 doubt wounded in being taken prisoner, and she moves about very laboriously. Silll, she appears to find fe pretty comfortable, like a quasi-invald old Indy clothed in an abundance of petticonts.
is whole and Young Guilding nctive. Be still bears maukfrida grudge for his transportation. But his rarity has earned him a better home than most of the Zoo parrots get, and one may hope he will soon forget the wooded mountains of his Caribbean island and make friends here,
Anyone is likely to get upset when things are 'on the downawing.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES, ALON STÄД ILOILO AMRITBAN ΤΡΟΠ BANGKOK KARACHI BATAVIA KLANG DOMDAY DALOUTTA
WEST END BRANCH, 14-1d. Cockspur Street, London, B.W.i.
.DRANCHER :-Dombar, Calentem,
Hongkong. Madeus, Bingapore.
AGENCIES: En 1 the prinelval towns of } COLOMDO the world.
DELVI General Exchange and Banking Caalne HAIPHONG | Tranneled. ~ Jomon and overdrafts granted on | HAMBURG | approved security. Current and Fixed Deposit | HANZOW
accounts opened.
SITIAWAN BOURADAYA
Oterling Silver
Resurra`Liability of Proprietary.*$20,000,000
HRAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 1. Mr. J. J. Pateroom, Chairman,
T. E Pearce Dec..
Deputy ChairTMZ.
Kun. Mr. W. H. Beli, J. A. Plummer, 24. 4. H. Compton, Esq. T. II. IL. Shaw, Dos, M. T. Johnson, Eng. J. P. Warren, Kes. 0. Mickis, D.
PENANG
ILANGDON
SAIGON
SEMARANG
KONE
BERENDAN
KUALA
SHANGHAI
Callent, CANTON Shanghai. Į GAWNPORE
CEBU..
KANGSAR
BINGAPORE
KUALA
.LUMTUR
KUCHING
HADILAS
MANILA
MEDAN
TAIPING TRIENTSIN TONGKAR (huket)
NEW YORK
HARDIN SAVING DANK ACCOUNTS:—Interest | HONGKONG allowed at rates which may be obtained on application.
PEPING
TRINGTAO YOKOHAMA
(Paking
ZAMBOANGA
ANDY LANGKOX BATAVIA
TRAVELLERS"
V. M. GRAYBURN DG, CHIEF MANAGER,
Forelan Exchange and Geners) and Fixed) CALOUTTA ·
CANTON
FOOCHOW
LETTEЛA OF CREDIT business transacted. and TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES aud
Current Accounts opened (3 Fixed CHEPFOO PASSENGERS' LETTERS or CREDIT Deposits received for one TEST B shorter | COLOMBO fur vag only on board P. 0, od 1. perioda at rutee which will be quoted an❘ DAIREN Home Line steamers, and at Paris of Call.
Belifah Income Tax Itecorated, Exentanhip and Trusteeshly undertaken.
W. J. WADDINGTON,
Acting Hanger,
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banka.
Hongkong Banks, $1525 b. Chartered Banks £11. Mercantile Banks, £17 n. East Asia, $114 b. Am: 0. Finance Corp., $25 11.
Insurances.
Canton Ins.. $1195 b. x. Div. Union Ins., $470 B.
China Underwriters, $3.90 «. China Fires, 8590 b.
1.K. Fire In., $1,195 n.
Shipping.
Douglases, $20% b.
H. K. Steamboats, $22 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.) $45 n. Union Waterbonts, $20 b:
Mining.
n.
China Estates, $100 Benguet Exp. 31 eta, b. Benguets, $16 b.
Kailane, 25/- n.
S'hai Explorations, Tls. 2.10 3. Raube, $34 n.
Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $144 6. Whampoa Docks, $18 b. South China Motors $10 n. Providents Cold), $4.96 Ba. Hongkews, Tla. 225 n. New Engineers Tis. 6 n. Shanghai Docks, Tis. 882 n.
Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tis. 13.60 sa. Shanghai Cotton, Ts. 78 n. Zoon Sings Tis. 104 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. K. Hotels, $12.70 b. H. K. Hotels Rights, $2 n. H. K. Lands, $77% n. Metro Lands $10 m. S'hai Lands, Tir. 27 b. Humphreys, $15 b. Asin Realtics "B" $26 n. Realtics, $11.60 b. Asia Realties "A", $165 n.
Public Utilities. Tramways, $21
b.
Penk Trams (old), $16% 80, Star Ferries, $92 b.
China Lights, $2014 b. H. K. Electrics, $74.60 b.
· Macao Electrica, $24 b. Telephones, $3811⁄2 n. China Buses, Tis. 16 n. Singapore Tractions, 3/- n.
Industrials,
· Malabons, $21 n. Cunton Teen, $5% n. Cements (com.) $18.50 6. Ropes, $18 b
Stores, etc Dairy Farms, $2734 b. Watsons (new), $14 b. Watsons (new), $18.60 b. Der A. Wings. $1. Lane Crawfords, $6.90 n. Mackintosh, $20 b. Sinceres, $16.20 n. x. Div. Powells, $3.35 n.
Miscellaneous, Amusements, $221⁄2 n. Entertainments (old) $14.25 n. Constructions (old), $5.50 80.
S. C. Enterprises $8.00 B. B. Ind. O. 3 Bonds, 59% . Constructions (new), $1.70 b.
PRISONERS OF WAR,
JAPANESE RETURN LAST BATCH OF CHINESE
Shanghal, Miny 19. The Japanese Army here to-day handed over to the Nineteenth Army representatives, 39 Chinese prisoners of war. This was the last batch in their hands-Reuters. Special,
LI.D. CERTIFICATES.
Of the Societe Internationale de Placements, Buale.. (Local agents Mosers, Gooke and Co.).
Thursday's official quotation In Bagla-2 11s, 6d.
application.
J. STUART.
Manager.
HAIPHONG JAMBURG
HANKOW
HARDEN HONGKEW ILOILO
POI JOHORE
Hongkong, 17th August, 1931,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Capital (fully paid to)......... 100.000.000 KONE Reserve Fund ..................................Y. 117,800.000.00, KOWLOON
HBAD OFFICE |—YOBORAMA.
Branches and Agencies at
Honchalu
Alexandrin Batavia Berlin
Как Увел
Karachi
Dombar
Calcutta
Canton
Kobe
London
Los Angeles Changchun Lyone
Dairen (Delny)Manlia
Fengtien
(Mukten) Hamburg
Nagmaki Nagoy Newchwans
New York
Osaka
Peiping
Hankow
Harbin
Hongkong
Rangoon
Rio de
Janeiro
San Francisco
Settle
Semarang
Shanghal Stimunatok
Sinexpre Bourabaya
Hydney
Tientalo
Tuyko Thington Interest allowed en Current Accounts. Deposite renstvad for fred periode at ratom
1. MORL
to be obtained on appilation
Mankar.
Hongkong, 11th March, 101,
BRANCHES)——
LONDON LYONS MALACOA
MANILA
MUAR (Johore) MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PEIPING
PENANG BANGOON
BAJOON SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI
BINGAPORE
SOURABAYA HUNGEI PATANI TIENTRIN
TOKYO
TRINGTAO KUALA LUMPUR, TOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Locs! CurrenAF
and Fixed Deposita recited for one FORT DE alerter periode in Local Currency and Sterilo on terms which will be quoted in spplication
Rongkoks. 8th April 1982.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE.
The Dainese of the adora Bank le conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION, Bules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYDURN,
Chie! Manager. Kopskons, 27th February, 1922.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK' OF NEW YORK.
THE HO HỌNG BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 56, Wall Street,
Irene Capta}
New York. Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profīts. US$226,503,775.00
LIMITED
ESTADLIBE (917).
Authorised Capital
.Straita $20,000,000
'Pald-up Capital
8,000,000 6,000,000
Branches in $~~~
ARGENTINE
Reserie Liabilities of Bhare-
BELGIUM
holders
4,000,000
DRAZIL
Burplus
2,726,000
CHILE
CHINA
HEAD OFFICE-BINGAPORE.
Branches Agenoles and Correspondents to
COLOMBIA QUDA
| the principal ditke of the world,
Every description of Deaking and Exchange balnesa transacted.
TAN ENG JOOI.
Manaker.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
INDIA
ITALY
| JAPAN.
LONDON
MANCHURIA MEXICO PANAMA PERU
PHILIPPINE.
ISLANDS -PORTO RICO
STRAITS
BETTLEMENTE URUGUART
VENEZUELA
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Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit Travelers Cheques, Bills brought and sold. Current accounte Recoraanteed October 20, 1925, under special and Savings Bank accounts opened
charter of The National Gavertment sa AT
and Fixed Deposits in local INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK foreign currencies taken at rates that and Subscribed Capital
+125,000,000.00 Fald-Up Capital
ascertained on application to 24,710,000 the Bank.
may Reserve Funds
8,820,505.42
We are also able to offer our Customers
service of the Branches of the International Bank-
BANK OF CHINA. of Exchange and Cable Transfers
HEAD OFFICE:-ORANGHAY.
BONGKONG BRANCH,
4. Queen's Road, Central
Owing to our numerous branches in Ohlas
and large connections in the important com mercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients specia) facilities for | domestic and foreign banking and exchange. We nic bandle the love of Bondy and viber Publio Tunda of the Ebloere Gersth ment both at home and abroad.
GHOU 1. CHEN,
Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONGKONG.
Capital & Surplus over H$8,000,000 Total Resources over H830,000,000
Every description of Banking] and Exchange business transact- ed.
Current and Fixed Deposit Acij counts in local and foreign cur- rencies opened for clients,
Savings Account and Safe De: posit Boxes.
Branches and Ageneles all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
CANTON AGENTS
for
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
THE SHAMEEN PRINTING PRESS, LTD.
83, B.C. Shameen. (Nr. British Bridge).
Tel. 12037,
the
ing Corporation in Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York, (France) 8.A, in Paris and Nice.
R. M. McLAT,
Manager.
Hongkong, 4th March, 1982.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL·
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. (Notherlande Trading Society),
DANKIES.
ESTABLISHED 2834.
Hongkong Officer 31, Queen's Road, Central, Authorised Capital. Qufiders 156,900.000 Paid-Up Capital .......Guilders 30,000,000 Reserve Fund .......................Qalider 40,010,00 Dand co!—AMETERDAM.
Kastara Hood Office:-DATAVIA.
RANCHED:-Bandiermain,
Dandong, Bombay
Calcutta, Chacon Member · Dickjakarta®
True Jaidah, Keba Make-
ar, Medan, Palembang,
Pebang
Rollerdam Bamarang,” Chang bal Bingexpers. Boarabala Boerakarta, (Solo), Tural, Ti Zijas and Walberreden,"
• There odlew hava sala deposit bones to Jos Londen Banker?—National Provincial Bank Lid, Correspondents wil over the world.
BANKING DUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSACTED. A. STIKKINK,
Manager. Hanakor, at Desember, 1991.
THE BANK OF CANTON LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1919,
Head Office:-Hongkong,
Authored Capital
Paid Do Capital Reserve Fund
BRANORM
......$11,000,000
1,100,000
Cantost, Shangha), Kankow - Hwntow, Bangkok, New York and Bay 7200
·
LONDON BRANGILES:——
The Khoửa Bank,' Limited. Carroupondents in all prinsipat nibles of the
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Foreign Meshange sad Bashing bolanin erszy desertpūce_transselad.
Date Imposis Blusen (vazione altan).
{ yearly venia! at from 35 to 1.
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