SINCERE'S
SPECIAL
WINTER
SALE
THE SALE FULL OF SPECIALS.
Note These Extra Specials
}
For To-day!
PEBECCO TOOTH PASTE usually sold at 70 cts. Now to offer 100 doz. tubes only at
COLGATE'S VIORIS TOILET SOAP LARGE regularly priced at 90 cts. per Now 160 doz. are to be sold at box.
YARDLEY'S BRILLIANTINE worth 75 cts. per bot. Now to sell 50 doz. bottles only at
HOUBIGANT QUELQUES FLEURS FACE POWDER LARGE in different colours. Ordinary price $1.85 per box. Now only 30 doz. are offered at
BRITISH "SHEPHERD' BRAND LADIES'
WHITE WOOLLEN VESTS, ALL SIZES
Now to sell 10 doz. Regular price $5. only at
"NAZARETH"
CHILDREN
WOOLLEN COMBINATIONS Any
Size.
55 Cte. tube.
70 Cts, box.
55 Cts. bot.
$1.55 box.
$3.70 each.
WHITE
Ordinarily $3.75,
Now 15
32.50 cach.
CHILDREN
WHITE
doz, to be sold at
"NAZARETH"
WOOLLEN VESTS All sizes. Before
$3.50. Now to self 12 doz. only at $2.25 each.
ABOVE OFFER EFFECTIVE TO-DAY ONLY.
TEA
IMMEDIATE ACTION URGED !
AND
DANCE
DAILY
FROM
4.30-7 p.m.
(Sundays included)
AT THE
GLOUCESTER BUILDING
DINNER AND DANCING
WEDNESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
9-12.
AT THE
GLOUCESTER BUILDING
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1932.
CINEMA SCREENINGS H.K. WHOLESALE PRICES.
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE
THEATRES
OFFICIAL STATISTICS FOR THE THIRD
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
DECREASE OVER PREVIOUS PERIÓD.
As measured at the Statistical Office of the Imports and Exporta Department, wholesale prices in Hongkong during the 3rd Quarter of 1932 registered a decrease of 7.5% as compared with the Juno Quarter, and Increases of 9.7% and 17.3% as compared with 1924 and the base year of 1823 respectively,
It will be seen from the following table which shows the course of price changes since 1913, that compared with the June Quarter there were declines in each of this four groups during the September quarter. Foodatulla fell by 4%, Textiles by 7.5%, Metals and Minerals by 11.9%. and Mlucellaneous Items by 6.1%.
Memories of the days when a schooner of bear was retalled at five cents the glass with a fron lunch thrown in for good measure, are re- vived in "The Wat Parade" .coming to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday. Preparation for this unusual pleture, which is more or less a saga of tho! entire national prohibition question from pre-war days up
to modern times, entailed considerable | research upon the part of ́ Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer scenic department and property men. Old-timers in the studio employ rolled upon their mem- ories of famous pre-war
drinking places in order to give certain scenes of the picture accurnio local colour, while younger members of the or- ganization aæainted in the constric- tion of repliens of the more falilar modern "speakeasy," The story, based on Upton Sinclair's widely read. Rovel, openn on a Southern planation before the World War, showing how common, was the use of liquor and how it affected the families and for- tunes of those who were unable to use it winely. The plot then shifts. to New York showing the unloons us Beans
prior to prohibition, Beet they existed The film then depicts the adoption of! prohibition and its aftermath, namely
Flour (Wheat) the rise of bootleggers and the Salt Fish rinning of the "apoakeany." Thus
Fruits, Fresh the saloon in all its varied aspects Lard provides the background for drama Milk (Condensed) of the first order. Of interest in con
Foodstuffs Textiles Metals & Minerals Miscelaneous
Eggs
Average
Onions
Potatoes
Poultry Rice (Broken) Rice (White) Sugar (Raw) Vegetables (Dried etc.) Vermicell
nexion with this pleturo is the feet Mutton that more than two hundred gallons Peanut Oli of punch, cider and soft-drinks were Pork served to such members of the cant us Lewis Stone, Walter Huston, Nell Hamilton and Walluce Ford, who por tray the drinking characters of the stary. The remaining principals in cluding Dorothy Jordan, Robert Young Jimmy Durante, Myrna Loy, and John Miljan were permitted to remain on the "water wagon." The astonishing consumption of liquids was revealed by the "prop man," schu feclared that never before in his ex- Iperience had he been required to re-
plenish glasses no often.,
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Meyal Charter 30an.
OFFICE(LONDON.
£1,000.000 8.500.000
BEAD
Pald-op Captai Banerve Fund -5***** Emerye Liability of Proprietors .. 1.000.000
AGENCIES AND ERANCHES
ALOR STAR ILOILO AMRITSAR Iron BANGKOK
| DATAVIA
BONDAY
CALCUTTA
KARACIU ELANG
КОНЕ
CAWNPOEN KUCHING
COLOMBO
HADHAS
MANILA
JANGOON SAIGON SEMARANG SERENDAN
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE SITIAWAN
KUALA
LUMPUR
SUURABAYA
TAIPINO
TIENTSIN
TONGKAN (Dhuket) TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
-
DELHI HAIPONG
MEDAN
NEW YORK PEIPING
HAMBURG
HANKOW
11ARBIN
HONGLONG
(Paking)
PENANG
HONGKONG AND SHANGHA) BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorland Capital .............$30,000,000: Larood and fully Paid-ng .......... 29,000,000
Reserve Funde
- Sterling Silver
.£1,300.066 $10.805.000
perva Liability of Proprietors ..820,000.00
HEAD OFFICE-TONOWONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Hon. Mr. J. J. Patersou. Contras,
T. Pares
Deputy Chairman.
Hơn. M. B. B. khi da An Plus
Th
A. 11. Compton. Esq. T. 2. 3. Bhaw, Dog. M. T. Johnson, Dog. J. F. Warren, 196
G. Miskia, Mr.
V. M. GRAYBURN, BIG.........
CHIET MANAGER.
ANDY
ANGROS BATAVIA CALCUTTA
CANTON
CITEPOO
COLOMBO
Foreign Exchange und General and Bsaking | AIREN be traced.
en NANDURO
HANKOW
HARDIN
HONGEEW
BRANCHES
LONDON -LYONE
MALANGA
MANILA MUAR. 47ohoru MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PEIFING
PENANG
BANGOON
BAIGON
BAN FRANOIDOU
BHANGUA算
SINGAPORE
BANK OF CHINA
HOURADAYA BUNGE FATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO
KOWLOON
ΤΕΙΝΟΤΛΟ KUALA LUMPUR · YDBOHAMA
Current Amounts opened to Local Currency and Fused Deposits received for one zraz m |shorter periode in Loen) Qurrener and Rating on terme which will be.quoted on application.
Hongkong, sih Aprü, 1982.
Beorganised October 24, 1028, nader special
charter of The National Government's *** {HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE
The Duelsens of the above Bank is condustel .828,000,000.00 by the HONGEONG AND BHANGILALBANE 24,710,200.00 ING CORPORATION. Dules may be obtutoel
on appliation.
POR THE HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI DANKING CORPORATION.
5,220,605.82
HEAD OFFICE:-8BANGKA).
BONGIONG BRANCH
4. Queen's Bond, Contra),
V. M. CHATHURN.
Chiet Manager, Hongkong, 47th February, 1918,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK, LIMITED.
Owing to our numerona branches in China and large anections in the important com. marcial contres of the world, we are able to extend to our cliente special facilities for donatio and foreign banking and exchange.
We ho tezdle the lease of Bonde and|Capital (fully paid up) ather Pabilo Ponde of the Chines Govern- |Harry Fund
ment both at home and abrokā,
BBOU CHEN,
HEAD OFFICE:-TOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencias at
(1922=100). 1913 1024 1931 ist Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr.
1982 73.6 100.1 144.3, 120.0 180.1 55,1 112,5 186.8 184.6 03.2 102.3 140.0 137.0 138.2 04.2
125.4 126.7 108.3
106.8 04.0
186.6 132.0
1932 1932
124.9
128.5
118,8
CANTON
121.8
109,9
103.3
126.7
117.2
Individual Averages.
1922--100.
FOODSTUFFS.
1st Qtr.
1924 - 1981
1932
100.3 180.0
120,0
115.2
1032 1032
2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr.
119.5
110.0
1013 218.0.
131.5 *148.1
94.6
131.1
121.4
00.7
100.0
Current Accounta ODEDIČ and Fixed Deposita received for a year or sor AIPHONG
quela! Deriode at rain which will be application.
РОССПОР
90.4
114.0
03.8
101.2
A. II. FERGUSON,
16.8
Manager.
87.5
126.9
103.3
150.0
160.0
Hongboeg. th July, 1932.
129.4
218.0 506.7
831.0
302.7
ILOILO
100.9
138.0 116.2 123.7 111.3
IPOH
12.2 185.2
114.8
170.8 176.9 176.8 173.9 134.9 146.5 125.7
ONORE
103.1
141.1
136.
113.2
68.1
行銀 B. 4
KOBE
111.8
117.1
122.0
121.3
121.3 126.1
103.8
133.8 -120.8
124.2
118.3
93.4
100.0 134.4
114.0
103.2
111.0.
176.2 155.1
151.0
160.3
112,3 126.1. 122.2
122.9
117.8
110.2
133.2
118.0
118.2
113.1
136.8
99.0
00.1
85.6
87.R.
$0.0
04.0
€7.0
47.8
51.4
100,5
120.2
109.3 101.3
09.8
INTERNATIONAL RICHLANGE DANK.
TEXTILES.
abscribed Capital
Gunny Baga
Cotton Yarn Cotton (Dyed Plain) Italians (Dyed Figured Plain) Shirtings (White 40/43 yds.) Hemp (Manila)
*120.6
141.4
143.1 134.0
103.6
aid-up Capital
Reserve Funda
100.4
94.8
102.0
89.0
79.7
82.2
87.6 122.5
131.9.
73,2
91.4
07.6
93.1
85.8
82.2
187.0
110.0
107.0
80.7
91.7
201.5
291.1
266.7
2244
235,4
Hessian Cloth
138.0 64.0
69.5
06.0
10.0
Baxter's
Silk Piece Cooda
91.4
85.3
80.0
70.5
76.1
romance,
silk Yarn (Artificial)
94.3
46.1
41.3
514
42.0
Blankets (Wool & Union). Flannels
105.2 King
160.5 118.1
135,2 128.3
105.0 352,4 81.8 90.0 METALS & MINERALS.
386.3
354.9
337.1
04.1
101.0
80,9
09.0 127.1 - 100.4
100.1
09.0
05.8
159.5 115.8
119.6 118.7
88.1
119.8
118.7
114.2 108.2
90.1
113.3
85.7
94.1
80.3
93.6
114.5
114.9
110.8
114.7
行銀西廣游香
Alexandris
Intari
Dera
124.7 191.0
136.4
172.2
139.4
131.2
150.8
142.0
124.3
121.1
THE BANK OF KWANGSL
72.0
1 103.7
87.0
03.7
01.0
(Hong Kong Branch).
|Caleytta
07.0
212.0
360.9
354.6
Canton
243.7
93.6
131.8
152.1
160.2
125.3
Authorised Capital.
$10,000,000 (Changebun
01.1
87.G
70.4
08.0
72.7
160.4 177.4
Paid-up Capital
Nagoya
160.3
147.8
140.0
NewchwaDE
Sourabers
MİSCELLANEOUS.
New York
Brdbay
Jankow
Denis
Trencato
76.0
71.8
70.4
08.4
55,0
the Harbin
Paris
Tokyo
118.3
43.6
36.0
35.7
35,1
Hongkon
Palplas
Tangas
167.4
160.7
149.1
128.8
121.1
of the
80 A
114.0
115.3
110.8
110,0
80.5
02.7
85.5
72.8
81.5
the world.
178.8
192.8 185.2
120.3
06.8
Hong Kong Branch.
114.3
192.0
218.0
140.4
117.9
Gloucester Building.
lat
floor
87.3
135.7
144.1 124.7
114.7
Des Voeux Road, Central.
Interest allowed on Current Assunta Diponta reenivad for axed periode sa rele ⚫ be abiained on application,
IL, MULL
Manager. Borgkong, 19th September, 1982,
108.8
08.3
118.0
103.6
112.0
80.5 130.2 09.0 115.9
130.3
129.6
137.7
tion transacted.
127.0
150.6 70,0
154.0 197.2 128.1 346,0 104.3 120.6 111.4 98.3 147.7 141.3 138.7 122.0 BG.4 131.2
120.3. 00.7
87.5
Telephones:
130.1 78.4
76.3
"Amateur daddy" After viewing Warner
Fax dramatic latest "Amateur Daddy" at the Theatre, one is vividly impressed with the fact that the screen has again returned to first principals, and windly so. With a powerfully human story to tell, it tosses all acroen Braun Sheets .... trickery to the winds, forgets all of Yellow Metals Sheathing the so-called modern treatment of Coal
Sultings & Tweeds (Woollen)
drame, and unwinds is plot in Iron & Steel Bars simple, realistic and straight-from- Iron & Steel Nails the-shoulder way and in a manner Iron & Steel Plates that grips one in the region of the
Lead (Pig) heart. The story, delightfully com-
Kerosene bining the rugged beauty of Cali-
Oil Fuel fornia's pictorial outdoors with the
Petrol simplicity and charm of its rural Lubricating Oil life, in unwoven around the unusual, Tin whimsical romance of a bachelor who set uut to adopt a family of walín and found a wife. Warner Baxter, As the bachelor-engineer, once more portrays the likenble, kind-hearted, human type of American which hasi endeared hire to the film fans of the. world. Opposite Baxter, in a role that fits her retiring, modest, appeal. Ing personality as though Mildred Crama, nuthor of the original novet, had tailored it for her, Marian Nixon fulfills the promise displayed by her in her recent emotional hit "After To-morrow"
"Charlie Chan's Chance"
Warner Oland's latest achievement in the role of the famed Chinese de- tective in Charlie Chan's Chance", the Fox pieture coming to the King's Theatre on Sunday. It is a mystery thriller dealing with the adventures of Charlie Chan in New York where he solves a murder that has baffled
Cement
Charcoal Feathers (Duck) Firewood Hardwoods Hides (Cow) Hides (Buffalo) Leather (Sole) Paper (Chinese)
Ratians
Saltpetre
Softwoods Soda Ash Sulphurie Aeld Sulphate of Ammonia
RUNNING A BANK
(Continued from Page 0.1
the police of both the metropolis and become endangered. For instance, Scotland Yard Romantle roles are if Pete, who owee us $2.70 bridge portrayed by Alexander Kirkland and debts, came in, we would accom- Marian Nixon and others contribut-
ing to the success of the productionmodate him are H. B. Warner, Ralph Morvan, Linda
Todd James G came along,
But let the Watkins,
John and Herbert Bunston.
bis some money. Blystone directed the picture. fifty-fourth success for Fox Films. treat him.
1
CONGORILLA
"Show him in," we would say to the Magnificent Youth who guarded our Portals.
The Col. Treasurer would sidle into our office, hat in hand.
"About that loan, Mr. Kelly," he would begin, (nervously, of course)..
"Sorry, we can't
accommodate
the Hongkong Government," we Colonial Treasurer would say, flicking the ash from and try and raise out cigar, "Your City Hall is no
Just see how we'd Jonger an asset."
(Continued on Next Column 128.j
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COMING SOON!
NOW-
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THe world began.
Where Man and Boast Still Livo. As in the Gardon of Eden. Ode to the Primitivo.
DIFFERENT-
from anything human-eye has ever soon! AUTHENTIC
Nature's supreme and most thrilling show! ALL NEW-
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A. Fox - Picture.
SHOWING TO-DAY.
THE FIRST CANTONESE TALKING PICTURE.
WU SAN
In
“TWO ORPHANS.”
Maneger.
Bombay
‚Y, 100,000,204 JY. 119,480,9051
Manolato
Stangoon
Kal Youn
Rio de
Karachi
Кова
London
Los Angeles
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Manila
Bbambal
$3,000,000 Deien (Dalny) Nagak! Fangtan
(Muzden)
Head Office: Nanning, Kwangs!. Hamburg
Branches.
Branches and Agencies in
Kwangs principal cities Province and Correspondents all over
Banking Business of every descrip
Janatro
Aan Franciscu Beattle
Shimosek Shutt
Cable and Radio Address No. 2300 THE HO HONG BANK LTD.
30112, Manager Business 30118, Enquiry 30114.
PAK THE KUN,
Manager.
CHANG CHAO' TANG,
Sub-Manager
Hongkong, 8th September. 1932.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
- ESTABLIKOKO 1311
Head Office:-Hongkong.
Authorleed Capital Petcup Capital Branson #nd BRANCHE-
.811,000.06 8.665.00 1,100.00
Canton, Bhanghai, Haskow. Bwatos Bangkok, New York and Ban 77 cisco.
LONDON BRANCHES
The Lloyds Bank
Limited
Corrpondents in all principal cities of the
world.
Foreign Exchange and Banking buchegy o tury description transacted.
Buf Deposit Botas (various six)
sly rental from 85 to 340,
LOOK POONG BEAN,
Chief MasATES,
L.LD. CERTIFICATES.
Of the Boclate Internationale de Placamente. Baslo. (Local Agents Menars. A. Goeke & Co.)
-Wednesday's offelal quotation in Rosle, axeluding dividonda accru- ed was EZ. 16. 8d...
"But the Shing Mun schemo
"he would begin to whis
per.
"Dam Shing Mun," we would Oh yes, we explosively. would be explosive with him.
"That's what we want the money for," he would say,
幕
"Very well, then," we would
(Established 1917).
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE
Local Branch:-
18. Queen's Read, Central.
Authorised
Capital Issued Paid-up
ן
Reserve Liabilities
of Shareholders
Straits $20.000.000
8,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
BRANCHES and AGENCIES L ho principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and
| Exchange business transacted.
CHUA KEH hal,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(Netherlands Trading Bociety).
BANKERS.
ESTABLISHED 101
Tangkong Ofen-1], Quera's Mood, Centra Suthorised Capital... 160.000.00 "eld-up Capital
****.............. 10,430,201 Iserve Fund
Hand' Ofoes--Amsterdam,”
Kustom Boot - OBest~~BATAVIA
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TALV Correspondents all over the world.
BANKING BUSINESS' OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANKACTED
BRANCHE:---BandJetmain.
A. STOREINL Bonekong, Kind June, 1998.)
M
ASSEUR R. SHIMIDZU, ASSEUSE 5. HONDA, ASSEUSE S. KISAKI.
say kindly unbending a little, "we will meet you half way. The moment the Shing. Mun scheme is completed, you come along to Recommended for many years by and we'll see if we can't let you have ton bucks."
Clover, that! He'll never know that we haven't got ton bucks, ·
Government Civil Hospital, Pani Hospital, etc., and by all the, loen) Doctors.
(24) Wyndham Street, - Tvl, 24945.--