BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Auverland Cepi
$89,800,000
Tweed and Pully Paid-up 30,868,100 Nomar Funds 100 3
Blering... 4,500,000 $10,000,000
BUY N Beserve Liability of Proprietors... 825,200,000
HEAD OPPICH, HONGKONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Hom. Mr. J. J. Paleo.
Chiran.
T. E. Peares, Esq. Depoly Chalton AL.
Most Mr. W. H. Bali,
Compton, Esq.
E. Johnson, Laj. Miskia, Esq.
AMOX
BANGKOK
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALOUTTA CANTOS
DEBTOO DOLOXBO DAISEN
FOOCHOW
HAMBURG
HAIPHONG
HANKOW
HARLIN
BORGIRW
170120
POU
1080RR
LOAR
KOWLOON
J. L. Hammer, Xes
J. P. Wu, Soc.
9. K. theybura. Liq. Dief Mango.
BRANOUKU:-
LONDON
LIONG
KUALA LUMPOR
MALACCA MANILA
YUAB (Joko
MUKDEN
NEW TORS
#EIPING
PENANG
BANGDON
SAIGON
SAN FRANUIROO
HHANGHAI
AINGAPORE
HOURABAYA
TIENTRIN
SUNGE! PATANI
TORIU
TAIRUTAD YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened la Losal Certy and Fixed Deposits received for one year or aboris periods In Loral Currency and Berling 10 tarsie whink will be quoted be application Hong Kong, Hih April, 1988.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Bestrato at the abure Bank še nooduskendi LONG LONG AND HAKONAK BANK Base may be obtained LA CORPORATION,
oppinion.
O THE HONGYONG AND AHANODAI VEIEN CORPORATION,
V. M. GHATSURE,
Chand Maxign.
Hong Kong, 27th February, 1931.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorland Ospital (H.K. Currwu67) 11,000,000 Falk-Up Caple65,000 Jesters Fund
EBANCHES-
Benton, Bhanghal, Hanbow, Bangkok,
and San Prabang.
LONDON BANKEES:-
The Lord's Bank. Limited.
DURRESPONDENTS
la all petoolpel cities of the World.
Foreign sichange and banking bad f Tyription trad
Sale Depois Bows (aloon sixas) as a gourly Fans of from 35 to 40,
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA. ★銀國字
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov- ernment a5 an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Subscribed Capital
Pald-Up Capital
Reserve Funds
.$25,000,000.00 ..$24,7) X00.00 $8.820,603.82
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
THE HO HONG BANK, 'LTD.
(Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE LOCAL BRANCH:-
13, Queen's Road Central'
Authorised Capital' Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital
Paid-up Capital
8,000,000
#
THE CHINA MAIL,
Commerce and
Finance
4,000,000 NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE.
Reserve Lablities of
Shareholdere
4,000,000 BRANCHES and AGENCIES in the .£3,000,000
£3,000,000 principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and ..£3,000,000 Exchange business transacted.
Reserve Liability of Pro-
priotora
Agencies and Branches:
ALDE STAR
AMRITSAR
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON CAWNPORE
CEBU
COLONDO
HAIPHONO
DELI
HAMDUBO
HANKOW
HARDIN
ПОНО КОКО
ILOILO
KARACH!
KLANG
KODE
ITO0
KUALA LUMPUS
KODDING
MADHAB
SEAMILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PEIPINO (Peking) PHNANO
BANDOOK
BAIGON
БЕМАПАНО
MEREMBAN
SHANGHAI
HINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
BOURADAYA
TAIPING
TIENTЯIN
TONDRAR (bukat!
.TEINGELO
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
And General Ranking business transacted.
Foreign Exchange
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 17th November, 1932.
CHUA KEH HAI,
Manager.
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Established 1921. Authorized Capital...$ 6,000,000. Paid-up Capital ..$ 2.574,100 Reserve Fond
.$ 210,000 $18,500,000 Total Resources
HEAD OFFICE: 144-150, Des Voeux Road, Contral, BRANCHES:
Canton, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hankow, Demestic Correspondents at all prin elpal Citles in China:
FOREIGN BANKERS: London: Midland Bank, Ltd. Now York: Irving Trust Co. San Francisco: Wells Fargo & Union Trust Co.
Singapore:
Bank, Ltd.
Chineso
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York, Yesterday. Dow Jones Averages.
Last To-day's Changes Aver Aver.
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London-
T.T.
On demand
1/3/4 1/3
4 months' sight ... 1/3%
4 months' Credits sight
30 Industrials 61.75 00.30 1.39 down!
.61 down On New York- 20 Rails 27.69 20.08
On demand .44 down 20 Utilities ..27.95 27.51·
.30 down 40 Bonds...70.97 78.67.
Meners. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re-j port: The market has ruled irre- The decline was resumed gular. to-day. From the trading stand- point, buying in not recommended. The regular Liggett & Myers, com-On India men, dividend has been declared Business with a dollarTM extra. done: 890,000 shares.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE & BANK-American Tob. "B" .:. 62% ING BUSINESS of every description Anaconda Copper Mining transacted.
Borden Cu.
Auburn
1/4
21
Credits 60 days'
sight
22%
On Parls-
On demand
545
Credits 4 months"
sight
585,
Bank Air Reduction
........ 61 Allied Chemical & Dye 85%
58 Commercial American Can
American Tel. & Tel.
Last To-day's Price Price
$
T.T. On demand On Shanghai- On demand On Kobe-s
83%
83%
.76%
69% 844
*On demand ..
1022
On Manila-
58
On demand
422
104%
103
61%
On Singapore-
7%
4
On demand.
544
48
16%
On Batavia-
24% 231⁄2
On demand
63.
1313
14% 14
On Saigon....
Consolidated Gas of NY: 61% Drugs, Inc.
On demand
54%
..
35 34%
On Bangkok.
Du Pont de Nemours Eastman Kodak
39
382
On demand
146
58
Electric Bond & Share
18
17%
50%
Sovereigns Bank buy-
General Electric
15
16
ing rate
1/4
20
25
Bar Silver per oz.
16%
13%
1336
Bar Silver in Hong
Safety
184
17%
Internat. Harvester
23
*12%
Kong
Nominal
Internat. Tel. & Tel.
7%
Copper Cash
Nominal
Evaton, Csalon.
Kony. Blogspoes.
(Continued from Page 6.)
of the only two au- Bombay, brief review
Liggett & Myer "B" Loew's' Inc. Montgomery Ward
59%
69%
Copper Cents
1% prem
17
17%
Rate of Native In
13%
13%
tercat
·8%% p.a.
Biscult
40
39%
Pacile Gas & Electric. 29% 17% Pennsylvania Railway
54 5% Radio Corp.
19 Sears Roebuck
29
Chinese Sub. Coin
30% p.a.
16%
Hong Kong Sub. Coln Par.
น
20
3012
25
-734-27/2
28%
723
Paris
23
New York
THE BANK OF TAIWAN,
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
Current and Savings Accounts open.
Chrysler Motors LTD.ed and Fixed Deposits received on Canadian Pacific
terms which will be quoted on applica- tion.
HEAD OFFICE-Taipeb, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Central Bank in Pormon Beak Notes Insund ársraga nasous Yes, 8,010,ĐÔN BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
JAPAN-Tokyo, Tokohama, Kebe, Osaka. FORMOSA-bien, Kad. Karak
Emluan
Makong, Nasta, Shinchika. Tulchu, T, Takso, Tara,Town. Helto. Falko CHINA-Bhangbad, Backow, Amor, Fowebow,
OTHERS Hoog
York. Fr.
LONDON BAKKER
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
to let at a yearly rental from $8.00 to $22.50.
WONG KWOK-SHUEN.
Chief Manager.
THE HEART OF BRAZIL.
Semarang, Balaria, Bombay, Londen, Nethoritative Fawcett theories.
The first of these is Commander Dyott's. In 1928 Dyott's relief ex- pedition followed Fawcett's trail
Barclays Bant, Ltd.. Lloyds Bank, Ltd. Midland Bank, Ltd., Waliniuster Bank, Lid.
The Bank has Obrespondente in all the principe from Guyaba to the
Commercial aires throughout the world. K. MAGURA
3, De Vaux Boad Centre, Hong Kong, December 4, 1981.
HONG KONG SHANCE
Миларет
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
General
Foods
General Motors Gillette
Standard Oil Co. of N.J. 30% Secony-Vacuum Cory,
15
NEW YORK MARKET IRREGULAR.
Rio Kulene Union Carbide & Carbon 20% Here Dyott was told by the Kala- Union Facific palos Indians that Fawcett and his United States Steel two companions had crossed the Westinghouse E. & M. 284 river in 1926 and disappeared into the unknown country to the east. For five days the watching Indiana had seca smoke from their fires, as they blazed their way through the tall grass of the campo; on the sixth there had been no smoke, and described in Dyott'e informants pantomime the tragedy which its absence indicated. They differed in that Aloique, chief of the Anauquas, who live four days west of the Kuluenc, named as Fawcett's mur- Authorized Capital .....1.150,000,000 derers the Suya Indians, while the Paid-Up Capital
... 80,030,000 1.20,015,000 Kalapalos suspected Alolque's own
people. Reserves
(NETHEKLANDA TRADING SOCIETY)
BANKERS.
Patebisbed 152
Hong Kong Ofoe:-11, Quema's Bond Central.
Hvad ÙMon.-AMSTERDAM”. Baxter Hand Off-BATAVIA,
Caribou, Dambor, Djok
longer, Paning, Bangoco, Rotterdamı",
The only other reliable account of Fawcett's fate was obtained by, an
Liggett And Myers Pay $1 Bonus. DOWNWARD TENDENCY.
New York, To-day.
tendency A downward again marked the New York Stock Market according to the report issued by Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Company on yesterday's market. They state: "The market has
Branches :-Bandjarmasin, Bandoang. Gombay expedition from Philadelphia Uni-ruled irregular. The decline was Charts, The Hague Hiddah. Eversity which visited the Kuluene resumed to-day. From the trading Mazer, Medan Palumbang last year. Mr. Petrullo, archaeolo- standpoint, buying is not recom Becharag Shanghal Blegepces Bears giat to the expedition, elicited from meaded. The regular Liggett and bala. Sonralar (de). Tegal the Kulapalos a story which con- Myers (common) dividend has been
firms Dyott's theory at all save one declared with $1 extra."
and Waliovredan".
• These odiwa hara Bale Deposit Box to. Luk
LONDON BANKERS :-
NATIONAL FROVINCIAL DANK LID.
Hangar
4. STOKKINE, Hong Kong, 21st June, 1982
Owing to our numerous branches in ferry desciption trenacted. China and large connections in the im portant commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the issue of Bonds
and other Public Funds of the Chin-
abroad.
THE
aren in
hands.
most
'
LONDON EXCHANGES.
. Montreal
Brussels
Geneva Amsterdam
Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo
Vienna Prague.. Helsingfors
London, Yesterday,
86-13/16" 3.34% 3.8434
24.19%
..17.39.
8.34*******
€6.7/16
14:8/32
18/11/32
20 1/32 19
28 Nom. 113
227
Madrid
40 15/16
1
Athens
625
-Lisbon
110
Bucharest
565
Belgrade
260
Rio
Montevideo Buenos Aires..42% Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama
Silver Spot
5% Nom.
30 Nom.
1/6 3/16 1/8.1/16 1/8 1/2%. 16%
Official Rate
16. 15/16 Silver Forward War Loan 82%...98 5/16 South African Pound £97/98 per
£100 Sterling.
-British Wireless Service.
MESSRS. DORMAN LONG RESULTS.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1933,
SPURIOUS
H.K. DOLLAR
COINAGE
Discovery Made At Mongkok.
SERIOUS CASE SEQUEL.
The discovery of a mould bearing the resemblance of one side of a Hong Kong silver dollar, at 107, Sal Yeung Choi Street, Mongkok district, formed the subject of a charge of unlawful pos- Bession
against brought Wong Hoi, before the Palsne Judge, Mr. Justice Wood, in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty to the charge.
DANGER TO BRITISH
STUDENTS.
Specialisation.In Learning.
SIR. L IRVINE'S OPINION.
(Reuter's Special Mail Service.)
New York. British students are faced with a great danger. It is specialization.
"I regard the prospect of British juniversity undergraduates becom- ing to an increasing extent effelent but narrow specialists a one, of the most serious dangers with which we are confronted, particu larly when the tendency is on the increase to regard the pursuit of learning as the pursuit of a job." So thinks Sir James Irvine, priu- cipal and vica-chancellor of the University of St. Andrews, Scot-
The following Jury was Cm- panelled:-Messrs. D. S. Greenland. And so he told the 600 de- (foreman), D. Lyle, A. Grosset, legates of the educational convoca- W. Edward, A. E. Tavares, C. A. tion meeting at New York Univer-
Bity. Goldenberg, A. J. Bonnar.
"It was an evil.day for Britain Mr. Fraser, for the Crown, said when it could be said that 'God
20
made
that the offence, If proved, was
made the country but man very serious one. The prisoner was
HIL the town"." Baid Sir James. taken into custody on November 19
will be an evil day for all the world inst, and from a statement he made, if it can ever be added that 'man Detective-Inspector Dorling went to!
the flat at Sai Yeung Choi Street. made the town but the universities
made the factories"," Accused produced the keys. Under Sir JameR declared
a warrant the premises were acarch- ed in the accused's presence.
that
specialisation, "rarely produces the
The six moulds, together with man or woman with an outlook broad enough to face the conditione another 14 moulds were found, us
of to-day." well as two botles of sand, bottles of
he said, "There is in Britain," plaster of Paris, a melting pot, a "a strong rooted opinion that the mass of melted copper coins, ten essential function of a university' pieces of white metal, a three-is to train the mind that the type cornered file, a smaller square fik, of disinterested study which has and other articles which gave the stood the test of time in the ancient appearanes of a complete coinage universities is
outfit.
Most of the articles were found on a teapoy, while the remainder were found in other parts of the flat.
When questioned the accused ad- mitted possession of the white me-1 tal but stated he was using it to make doll's legs. Defendant's state- ment in answer to the charge was
best suited to nourish growing intellect."
ENGLAND WIN THIRD TEST
BY 338 RUNS.
(Continued from Page 1).
Woodfull took a single off: Allen, As follows:-"I wanted that for and the innings closed when Iron- making toys, with. Those things I
Allen..
did not want." The statement, Mr. monger was bowled first ball by Fraser, commented, was vague.
Evidence was taken'and' the hoar- ing is proceeding.
KENYA GOLD BELONGS
GOVERNMENT.
(Continued from page 1).
Woodfull showed all his old-time courage, displaying an impregnable: defence and exhibiting very fine leg. shots, In carrying his bat for 72 Woodful was at the wickets for 235 minutes, during which time he hit He was car→ ried off the field shoulder high and was boudly applauded by the Eng- lish team...
TO only two boundaries.
Oldfield did not, bat as an x-ray photograph revealed a fracture on Moreover, exclusion is only for the the right frontal from thus invol
duration of the lease.
A matter of immediate importance ving the outer table only. It Is ia to ensure that any individuál native not, however, regarded as a serious. whose holding covers the ground re
quired for the mining operation shall injury, and he hopes to play later receive compensation for disturbance in the season.
and an alternative piece of ground on
which he may live and work in close proximity to his market.
The Governor does, not contem- plate any difficulty in providing the individual dispossessed native with land. Compensation will also be paid to the local native funds.
Wong Hoi, allas Wong Hol-fai,, Wong Sau and Wong Fat, who were arrested in Yaumati in possession of a revolver, and scissor blades, were arraigned before Mr. Justice Wood in the Criminal Sessions this The function of the Land Com-morning. Prisoners pleaded guilty, mission is to report on the adequacy and his Lordship deferred sentence- of the reserves, and they will take to Monday..
Work of Commission.
all factors into account, including
the requirements of possible mining development.
The Government of Kenya have PUBLIC AUCTIONS. approached the difficult problem in
practical and sympathetic way.
Heavy Loss On Sydney They are dealing effectively with instructions to sell by Public
Bridge Contract.
of the essential points. This time Buhiness was again below aver- the Indians said nothing about a massacre, merely assuming that the age, only 690,000 shares changing cessation of the smoke meant that
Bonds, which declined 37 on Dansepondants all over the world. Fake us the party had reached dense jungle. Tuesday fell 30 yeaterday and are Little importance can be attached quoted at 79.67 this morning. In- to Mr. Petrulio's statement that, dustrials, rails and utilities which when flying over the country cast recovered slightly on Tuesday ex of the Kuluene, he was "able to perienced a further drop yesterday, check the smoke incident of the The downward trend was atory"; for after six years all traces marked in industrials. which fell
Relle and utilities, ese Government both at home and AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, of Fawcett's burns would have 1.39 to 60.36.
vanished.
fell .61 and 44 respectively-Reu- Dyott and Petrulio between them! ter. have narrowed down the which it will be profitable (for those great arithmetician," and should who fined a profit in such things) never be asked to commit himself
The accounts of Dorman Long land gold is found, and when the to Investigate the circumstances of with regard to any number grenter what must now be regarded as a than five. (We heard of one Indian and Co,, the fron and steel manu Land Commission reports to the tragedy. Our information which woman who, although born with six facturers and constructional en Government of Kenya and the we hoped, but failed, to confirm fingers on one hand, was never, in gineers, of Middlesbrough, show a Government at Home, they will be with first-hand evidence on the spot any intellectual sense, aware of her debit balance of 4387,768 as a re- able to deal comprehensively with lightly amplified their findings. singularity). On the other hand, sult of the year's operations to the wider question of ultimate ade It came, at second hand, from Murika's choice of a guilty party is Sept. 30 last. Of this debt, £247,-quacy of reserves.--British Wire- Murika, the chief of a Kalapalos the most plausible so fat mada; for 000 la due to loss on the Sydneyless Service. village on the Kuluene. Murika's the Jaruma territory according to Harbour Bridge contract. story agrees-even in details like the Philadelphia University expedi- This loss had been anticipated in the borachuda sores from which the tion's map-s nearer the scene of well-informed quarters. The com- two young men were suffering Fawcett's disappearance than that pany has also incurred heavy los Bes on the transfer of payments for with the stories told by his tribes of any other tribe.
INC.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981.
Head Office-65, Broadway. Now York.
Capital Surplus Reservea
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Estabilahed 1830.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Beserve Fund
̈÷Yen 117,200,000
Head Office--YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria
Batavia |
Berlin
Borabay
Canton 2
Dairen (Dalay)
Nagasaki Nagoya
Nawchwang
New York
Fengtan (Mukden) Rangoon
Hamburg
Harbin HODE Kont Honolulu
aking
Hon
Folping
Hio de Janeiro
San Francisco
Seattle
Somarang Shanghai
Eingapore
U.S.$8,000,000.00 ..U.S.$1,832.882.04. U.S.$1,458,116.73.
BRANCHES -
Answerp
Bombay.
Brooms
Rosace Mires Qatra
Cynon
Huyuna Hamburg
Enserlahan Tarsalem LAS
Polplar
Galostle Osines
Copenhagen
Geneva
LALENDR
Mzalla
· Montreux
·B tamboril
Boukhampton
Vienne
·Yakukuma
Sarlo
the immediate necessity of re-set- tlag individual natives on whose
SILVER RECOVERS: DOLLAR STEADY.
Pound Continues To Decline.
men in 1928 and 1931, But Mürika Probably the mystery will never the bridge from Australia to this claims that he promised Fawcett to be finally solved. It is more than country, owing to the depreciation. follow up on his smoke trail with a seven years since those three men of the Australian exchange, In supply of food; that the smoke was two of them lame and reluctant to last year's report £129,677 was
No change is indicated in the Branches of American Express Com-visible, not for five but for eleven go farther entered a tract of unwritten off on this account and in Dany in Principal cities of United days, and that when the ration, knewp country with only as much the balance-sheet new issued £75, party set out they found, at Faw food and equipment as they could 602 Is Included in contingent q States of America and Canada. 197
cett's last camp, evidence which carry. Two of us saw something bilities for transfer of funds from local dollar which opened this All classes of Commercial Banking showed that the little party had of that country from the other side Australia. This means that alto morning at 1/8 Transactions undertaken.
been massacred by the Jarumas, a under similar conditions: Even if gether the Sydney Harbour Bridge Spot and forward silver prices warlike tribe whose warriors scar they had no trouble with the In- contract has meant a loss of £442, which declined 1/16 yesterday. Personal investment accounts their faces with slits from the eye dlans, It is impossible that Faw- 279 to date,
covered, and were quoted this morn
handled
to the ear and from the ear to the cett's party survived for many days Strikes Largely Responsible ing at Tuesday's price, 16%, and
after they had crossed the Kuluene. ***The Anancial alde of the con 15/16 respectively.
tract has been largely affected by A further slump in the pound The Company mars to intending mouth Travelers the use of ita, ("Travelers The story, has its weak points.
WEATHER FORECAST the strike of 1925 and labour trou occurred yesterday, the London on Cheques) and Letters of Credit and No indication is given of what this
bles abroad which caused serious ew York cross rate being quoted theworld-wide! (services evidence was whether, for in-
morning as Drizzle or light rain with moder delay and resulted in the compleat G33.84% this of its thoroughly equipped Travel, Des
afance, any or all of the bodies were found. The figure 11 is itself open ate northerly winds is forcasted by tion of the bridge belry retarded against to auspicion. The Brazilian abort the Royal Observatory in the lolly by several months. This inavit New York on London rate declined
com G88.86 to £3.84 13/16. ginal (unlike Cassio) is not weather report issued this morning, ably affected costs,
THE Undersigned have received
Auction:
ON
SATURDAY, January 21, 1933,
commencing at 10.30 EL,
at
No. 5, Almal Villas, Kowloon,
A Large. Quantity" of " VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD BAZA FURNITURE.
(Full particulars from catalogue
One Grandfather Clock! One Lot Carpenters Tools On View now. Terms: Cash on Delivery.les LAMMERT BROS...
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, January 19, 1983.
THE Undersigned havo received: instruction to sell brepoved Auction
ON
TUESDAY, January 24, 19337 Commencing at 6.15 p.m.
At their Salea Room,
Duddell Strably.
A Fine Collection of
POSTAGE, STAMFS.“
On View from Monday, January
1988 Terms: Cash on Delivery,
WAAR LAMMERT DROS.
Auctioneers.
The
Hang. Kong, January
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