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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Kuthorised Capital $9,000,000 Essued are Pully Pald-up 30,000,0

es unde

Bello 6,800,000 Silver 18,000,00

Beraren Lisőülliy of Proprietor 90,000,000

HEAD OPPICE, HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS—

Bon, Mr. J. J. Patemos,

Chairsan

T. E. Paszon, Esq. Deputy Chairman.

-on, Me, W. II. Dall,

B: Complon, Esq.

IL T. Zobuson, Esq. P. Kistia, Esq.

Plummer, Zer 11. 1. Tay Z.

2. P. Warm, Big,

V. M. Orayburo. Ley.

phist Kaangor.

BRANQUES (

LONDON

LYONA

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH:-

13. Queen's tond Central

Authorised Capitol Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital

8,000,000

4,000,000

$,000,000

Paid-up Capital.... Reserve Liabilities of

Shareholders

BRANCHES and AGENCIES in the £3,000,000 £9,000,000) principal cities of the world.

Every description of Banking and £3,000,000) Exchange business transacted.

CHUA KEH KIAI,

Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietore

Agencies and Branches:

RUCHING

MADRAS

MAXILA

ALOR STAB AMRITSAR

BANGKOK BATAVIA BOKDAY CALOUTTA CANTON CAWNPORK CEDU COLOMBO

HARDIN

KEDAR

NEW YORK

PEIPINO (Faking]

PENANO

BANGOON

EMARANO

BEERMBAN

БИНОВА

SINGAPORE

HAIGON

DELHI

HAIPHONG HAMBURG

BANKOW

SITIAWAN

TONG LONG

SOURADATA

ILOILO

TAIPING

MUAB (Johor)

IPON

TIENTUIN

KARAUZ!

TOROKAU (kaket?

KLANO

TEINGTAO

KODK

KUALA LUMPUR,

ZAMBOANUA

and General

"AMDT

BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY

DALCUTTA

DANTON СПЕРОВ COLOMBO

BAIPITONG

KANIOW

BABBIN

COROKE:

TLOILO

MALAGOA

MAMIZA

MURDEY

NEW YORK

PELFING

PENAND

RAKGOON

BAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

DAINER

GAMBURO

ПРОП

JOHORE

106

KOWLOON

KUALA LUXFUS

BHANGHAI

BINGAPORE

ROURABAYA

RUNDEI PATANI

TIENTSIN

TOR YO

ТВІЯСТО

YOKOHAMA

Uurrent Accounts opened in Loos! Carrenof ad Fired Deposita received for o

-shorias parlods in Local Currency and Pierling

. term which will be quoted on application.

'Hong Kong, 1 April, 1982.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Basis of the shore Bank is nominetad by the HONG KONG AND BILANGHAY BANK- LING COMPORATION. Bueu may be abielust

POR TER HONGKONG AND SHзNOHA BANKINN KORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

gold Manager.

Hong Kong, 27th February, 1932.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorized Capital (H.H. Carrenoy) ...$11,000,000 Paid Up Capital

1,180,000

Hankow, Bangkok,

Masuri Fund

Canton, Bhanghal,

BRANCHES

and Eat Teoríara,

LONDON DANKERS :-

The Lloyd's Bank, Zimited.

CORRESPONDENTE

In all principal oilies of the World.

Foreign exchange and banking business of

very description transated.

Sa Deposit Botas (various sime)-ná a poncly

canial of from 85 to $40.

LOOK POONG BEAN,

Chief Manager,]

THE BANK OF CHINA. 位跟國中

Beorganised October 28, 1928, under

#pecial charter of The National Gor ernment as an

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

$25,000,000,00 .$24,7: 200.00

Subscribed Capital

Pald-Up Capital

Reserve Funds

.$ 8,820,ь03.82 :

HRAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL

HONG KONG DRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central.

Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the im portant commercial centre of the world, we are able to extend to our ellente apecial fociilties for domestic and foreign banking and exchanger.

We also handle the issue of Bondh

YOKOHAMA

Fereign Exchange

Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix-

ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. BREARLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 17th Novembor, 1982

'Manager.

and

Commerce

Finance

SHARE MARKET.

The official summary of the Stock Exchange Weekly Report issued yesterday:

the Settlement No sooner was out of the way last. Tuesday, than the market generally assumed a livellor tone, each succeeding day

THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & higher rates being established,

SAVINGS BANK, LTD.

Established: 1921.

Authorized Capital

Pald-up Capita!

Reserve Fund

Total Resources

$ 5,000,000 2.574,390

210,000 $18,500,000

HEAD OFFICE:

144-360, Des Voeux Road, Central,

BRANCHES:

Canton, Shanghai, Tlentslu, Hankow. Domestic Correspondents at all prin- cipal Cities In China.

FOREIGN BANKERS:

London: Midland Bank, Ltd.

Now York: Irving Trust Co.

&

San Francisco: Wells Fargo Bank Union Trust Co. Singaporu: Bank, Ltd.

Chinese Commercial

FOREIGN EXCHANGE & BANK- ING BUSINESS of every description} transacted.

Current and Savings Accounts open- ed and Fixed Deposits received on

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. terms which will be quoted on applica

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

Central Eaux lo Pormosa.

Bank-Hales seued Average house. 45,030,000 DRANCHES AND AGENCIES: Tokyo, Fakobama, Hobe, Osake.

Kagi, Karenko,

JAPAN-T

FORMOSA-Ditu,

Mekong Nano, Shinchiku, Talcha, Telnan, Takso, Taizual, Tons, Helio, fito CHINA:Bloghal, Elankov, Amny, Foochow,

Bwslow, Canton.

OTHERS-Ho Koog,

Bingspare, Roerabaja,'

Semarang, Batara, Bambay. London. Now York, Dalres.

LONDON BANKERS.

Barclays Bank, Lid., Loyds Bank, Lid, Midland Bank, Lid, Weelminator Bank, Lid

The Beck bas Correspondente in all the principal

the world.

Commercial Castres throngbo, MADURA.

ДONG KONG_DUSHOH:

Die Faux Boi Central. Hong Enog, December H, 1951,

tion,

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

to let at a yearly rental from $6.00 to $22.50.

WONG KWOK-SHUEN.

Chief Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

13. Gracecharch Street, Londen, 1.6.4. Authorised Capital...£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital..... 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 1,050,000 Reserve Fund & Boat. 1,217,927

DANERES: + 15 Bank of England & Midland Bank, IAI- BRANCHES:

Bangkok

1pol

Kendy

Fende

Bateria

Part

Bambay

Karachi

Manager

Calcutta

Kota Bharu

Coltzbu

Kuala Kapla

Dalki

Kuala Lumper

Galla

Kuantan (Pahang)

Hong Kong Hour

Madrus

(Mauritius) Rangoon Shanghai Simla Bingapore Beursbaya

Now York

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) (3

BANKERS.

Establabed 15

Hong Kong (-11, Queen's Road Central.

Authorized Capital.....1.150,000,000 Paid-Up Capital .1. 80,080,000 .1. 20,016,000 Reserves

Hoed Omon.-ANFTERDAM”.

Eastern Head Ofori-DATAVIA,

· Branchen 1—Bandjarmasin, Bandong" Bombay Galalla, Chirbou, Djember, Djak

• These offres have Safe Deposit Boxes to. Lai.

LONDON. BANKERS:--

BONG KONG BRANCH.

Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- Do Franacted.

Travellars Claques fenved.

Trustee and Executorships' under takan.

INTEREST allowed “ba Current 'Aoodunta and Fized Daposta at Bates that may be ascertained on application.

J. B. ROSS,

.

5. Queen's Road Central,

Manages! Hong Kong, 7th April, 1982.

DICKENS FOUNDED MODERN

CHRISTMAS.".

(Continued from Page 9.)

firstly the lower-priced issues mak ing substantial-gains, and latterly. the Investment section, such Banks, Unions, Cantons & Electrics coming into favour.

Closing rates are the highest for the week with a decidedly strong undertone.

BUSINESS DONE DURING

THE WEEK.

Banks:

Kong Hong $1,655, $1,665/1,675.

"

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

On London-

T.T...

On New York-

On demand

1/3 1/3

4 months' sight 1/3%

Credits 4 months'

sight

1/3

On demand

AB

Credits 60 days'

sight

20%

22

On Parla

On demand

Credits 4 months'

sight

635

575

On Indian

T.T.

85%

On demand

82%

On Shanghal-

$1,660,

On demand

76%

On Kobe--

On demand

On Manila→→

On demand

414

On 'Singapore-

On demand

53%

On Batavia

On demand

52

On Saigon→→

532

(Combined):

$92.

On demand Sovereigns Bank buy-

Ing rate $254, Bar Silver per oz.

Bar Silver in Hong 89.20,1. Kong $94, Copper Cash

148

-1/3%

16 13/10

Nominal

Nominal

Union Insurances: $532, $540, 8542, $540, $550, $560.

China Underwriters: 2.60, - Providenta (Old), $41⁄4. Hotels (Old): $9.10, $94, $9.80. Hotels (New): $8.90. Hong Kong Lands: $74. Realties: $7.30, $7.60, $7.55, Tramways: $20.20, $20, $201⁄41⁄2. China Lights (Old): $13.30, $13. Eleatrice: $74% $74, $74, $784, 3744, $74%/74.70.

Macao Electrics, $28.30. Telephones (New): $25.70.

Coments

384. $8.70, $8.80.

On demand. On Bangkok—

89.10. $9.60, $9.70, $9.90, $9.80, Copper Cents $9.85.

Cements (New): $1.80, $1.40. Dairy Farms: $28%, $284. Ewo Cottons: Tls. 14.30, Tis. 14.45, Tls: 14%, Tls. 14.40, Tla 14.

CHANGES (3.15 P.M.) CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Bayers, Hong Kong Banks: $1,665, Canton Insurances: $1,280, Hong Kong Fires: $1,190. Providents (Old): $4.45. Hotels (Old): $10.15. Hotels (New): $9.60. Realties: $7.90.

1% prem. Bate of Native In

3%% p.B terest

30% dis Chine Sub. Coin .... Hong Kong Sub.. Coin Par.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

London, Yesterday,

Paris New York

Montreal

Brussels

Geneva

-Milan

Berlin

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 1932,

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

Orders issued by Lieut. Col. L. G. Bird, D.S0, OBE, Com- manding H.K.V.D.C.;—

Hong Kong, Friday, Dec. 28.

· PARADES Battery... There will be a parade for Signallers and Staff at Headquar- tors at 5.30 p.m., sharp, on Tues-| day, December 30.

There will be no further parades until Thursday, December 20.

Engineer Company.

2-Motor Machine Gun Section. 3. Scottish Company. Corps Orders.

No Corps Orders will be issued on Friday, December 30, 1982.

Parades At Headquarters...... No parades will be hold at Corps Headquarters from Wednes- day, December 21 to Monday, January 2, 1933. (Repeated).

General Holidays.

A Company Shoot will be held on the Peak Range, Sunday, Corps Headquarters will bo January 8. Particulars will be closed for Christmas Holidays issued later and Members are re-from December 24 to 27, 1932 (both quested to keep this date open. days inclusive) except for buef-

ness of an urgent nature..

Corps Signals There will be further parades until Sunday, January 8, 1988. Musketry Practices, will be fired at Stonecutters Range on that date.

Armoured Cor Section There will bö a meeting of N.C.O.'a at Headquarters on Fri- įday, January 6 at 5.80 p.m.

There will be no parades for the Section until Monday, January 9,

A.A.LA. Company. There will be no parades until, Monday, January 9, 1938.

Anzac Company. There will be no further Com- pany Parades until January 8, 1933.

Relinquishment.

No. 1524 Spr. J. M. Purvis, Ea- gineer Company, relinquishes the Acting Rank of Lance Sergeant with effect from 20.11.82,

Appointment.

No. 1765 Acting L/Cpl. R. A Edwards, No. 2. Platoon; appointed Lance Corporal as from 28:12.82.

Struck Off The Strength. Having completed 8 years' ser- vice-No. 1198 Spr. J. W. Beattle, Engineer Company,

from 28.11.32.

..:

Leave.

#8

2/Lieut. M. I. de Ville, Battery, returned from leave on 26.11.32.

No. 1683 Gnr. H. S. Dinsdale,

The Officera Commanding the undermentioned Unite will issue Battery, granted 3 months' leave their Orders separately to their from 30.11.32 to 28.2.88. Commands:

1-Machine Gun Troop,

LANE,

(Sd.) W. H. G. GOATER, Captain,

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.

CRAWFORD, LTD.

NOTICE.

For the convenience of our customers the following Departments will be open during the holidays at the hours stated below:-

Grocery & Provisions Dept. Wine & Spirit Dept. Confectionery Dept. Perfumery, Dept.

Peak Depot

Corner House

Kowloon Branch

$5 7/16

3.33%

3.8212

24.06%

17.31

Bread Dept.

05

13.98

Amsterdam Stockholm Copenhagen

8.30

18.30/2

19.292

Oslo

19:40

Vienna

29% Nom.

Ewo Cottons: Tis, 14.85.

Prague

112

Hong Kong Trams: $20.40. China Lights (Old): $15. China Lights (New): $14.

Helsingfors

229..

Madrid

40 15/16

Athens

625

Electrics: $742.

Lisbon

109

Bucharest

560

Telephones (New): $25.40. Cements (Combined): $9.70.

Sellers.

Ewo Cottons: Tls. 1440.

Sales.

Hong Kong Banks: $1,665/1,876. Union. Insurances: $560, Underwriters: $2.60, Kealtien: $7.55.

Hong Kong Trams: $204. Electrics: $741⁄2/14.70.-*- Telephones (New): $25.70. Cements (Combined): $9.85.

Belgrade

Rio

Buenos Aires Montevideo Bombay ... Shanghai

Hong Kong Yokohama

*2471⁄2

5% Nom. Nominal

30 Nominal 1/6 11/64 1/77% 1/3 3/16 1/83%

Silver Spot & For-:

ward

16 13/16

War Loan 3% %...98%

British Wireless Service.

A CAROL SERVICE.

•

Akaria", The Hague, Jiddah, Hobe has been made, that he was an Makser, Medan, Palembang,TRIM longis, Parang, Hangoon, Foliardam, Beasonable art of acknowledging Begawang", Phaghal, Singapors, Bora gift. That is a claim we may balo, Gosskarta (Solo), Tegal, Till allow without demur. And we and Walievrecian®.

may, Indeed, envy a man who caught the whole spirit of gift giving and enshrined it for all time in just three words-Presents

sister who in a fit of madness, had Endear Absents. Can you con-

A Musical Service with ceive of anything neater and more taken the life of her own mother.

It is pleasing to know that, his will be held in St. Andrew's Church complete?

self-sacrifice and devotion were to-morrow at 6:p.m. The carols A Sucking Pig. The classic "Present" which en-

amply rewarded, by the discovery "A Virgin Most Blessed," "Good Wenceslas," "The Christ deared the "Absent" was a suck of real happiness in Mary's com- King ing-pig, an old fashioned dainty to Pany. What their companionship Child," "Sleep Holy Babe" and "The which Lamb was very partial. It meant all know who have read the First Nowell" will be rendered,

NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL BANK LID.

Corespondents all over the world. Banking Bust same of arwy description transacted.

1. STOKKINE

Meangar.

Hong Kong, 21st June, 1982.

THE

Carols

and other Public Funds of the Chin-AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, is preserved for us in that delight "Essaye, of Elia," and who have while the programme of music alse

ee Government both at home and

ful of delightful essays "On. Roast enjoyed the charm of the most includes an organ solo by Mr. natural letters ever written. Mary, Rupert Baldwin, A.T.C.L., and an | Pig."* - *-

And here are two examples of of course, is immortalised in the anthem "Rejoice In the Lord. An that happy blend of gratitude and Essays as Cousin Bridget of the old French carol will also be sung hospitality which were so eminent choice literary gifts and the rate as a solo, t ly characteristic of the man who humour." never wearied in well-doing but U.S.$1,882.888.06 but thoroughly enjoyed it: in Mary's company is revealed in a

abroad.

INC.

SHOU 3. CHEN,

Hanager.

Hong Kong, 6th March, 1951.

Head Olles: 45, Broadway, New York.

Capital

11.8.$6,000,000.00

Surplus Reserves

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund

...U.8.41,459,116.73

BRANCHES->

Chebo

.Yen 117,800,000

Besla Berlin Bareli

Bombay Brew Bromela Buonce Atres

Calcatta

Glasgow Hamburg

Inverlaken

Lido

Purle

Polplog

Bossardana

Legio

Head Ofee:-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencios at:

Alexandria

- Nagasaki

Nagora

Newchwang

New York

Batavia

Berlin

Faria

Changchan

Dairan (Dalay)

Hamburg

Peiping Rangoon „Ban Francisco

Hankowa

Beattle

Harbin⠀⠀

Колк Hong Homolnin

Fangtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

-Yuen Karachi

Sobe

London

Los Angelen [Manila.

Semarang

Shanghal

Shimono al Singapore

Boerabaya Sydney Tientsin Tokyo

Tsingtau

Interest allowed on Current

counts.

Deposits received

: „ratas to be cht

Colpanbo

Copenhagen Edinburgh

Flessen

Genera

repool

MARVELLOU

•Monte Carlo

Mind-1

Munich

Mockx

Bamboo Shanghai

Bouthampton, Singapore... [H." "Mortim

Vianas

Vantoo

Zokokemus

That Lamb found real happiness

Dear Aesop Your pheasant is letter he wrote at Christmas time glittering, but your company will in 1827 be even more acceptable this evon- ing, Wordsworth will not be "with

I have write to say that I hope to have a comfortable Christmas with Mary and cannot bring my self to stir from home.

us, but the next best thing to him is Charles Lamb.pleas

Thus wrote the man whose de Could, he have said Thank you!" and at the same time extendicate wit made his company the ed hospitality in more gracious delight of the many eager to enjoy words and mannerzy if Thus surrendered be the good Again, how well repaid must the cheer, the good wine, and the con- greatly dear lady of this letter have felts vivial company ho sɔ

Dear Miss H. Thank you for a enjoyed. And all because be pre- noble goose. It wanted only the ferred a comfortable Christmas massive encrustation, that we used with Mary

Branches of American Express Com-to pickaxe open about this season Lamb and Christmas. pany in Principal cities of United in old Gloster Place, When shall This is the man whose mom States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking gotten, twice as large and half as

{Transactions undertaken.

It has been said, "smelis and blossoms in the dust." is the man as dear as ble hau

This is the man who of books.

nify: may be said to per riches ing light play Let us,

racter to captu

we eat another goose pie together? The pheasant too must not be for

good as a partridge

Could anything be better

But, away fulness of his

Person'a 175 investment · socounts Light Of Love.

handled.

The Company offers, to intend Travelers the use of its("Travelers and nature, there Ac-Cheques) and Letters of Credit and, light whi

In addition): the world-wide services dode of Ita thoroughly equipped, Travel De

partment.

dily a of the

vir Lam

than any and

SPECIAL

TREAT

for the KIDDIES

MORNING SHOWS at 11.15 a.M.

-SUNDAY-

TARZAN

MONDAY

TARZAN

TUESDAY

NO LADY

WEDNESDAY

LORD BABS

QUEEN'S

Exchange Restaurant

King's Restaurant

On Tuesday, 27th inst.

from 7.30 AM. to 10 a.m. (Side entrance). -

Sun, Mon., & Tues.

from 8 am to 10 a.m.

Sun, Mon. & Tues.

from 6 a.m. to 9.80 a.m. and from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

(Open as usual.

CHRISTMAS

STMAS

SPECIALS

XMAS STOCKINGS

& CRACKERS

30%

OFF

FANCY BOX CHOCOLATES

AT GREAT REDUCTION

FIREWORKS

To Clear At 30 Cts. & 50 Cts. Box.

· Popular Songhits

demonstrated by

MR. MARTIN CAVE, Well Known. Vocalist,

ON FIRST FLOOR

Daily 12.30 - 2.30 p.m. and 67.30 p.m

BRING KIDDIES TO PAY

LAST VISIT TO SANTA

AT WONDERLAND:

SINCERE'S

STORE OPEN TO-DAY TILL 11 P.M.

>1939.

E. W. DUGGAN,

!

Mary