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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Kathored Capital

$50,000,000

Issued and Polly Paldup - 14,000,000 Bee Funds |--

Sterling Bil

£6,500,000 $10.000 POR

Bessers Liability of Proprietors $95,000,000

HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1863.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.-

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000 .£3,000,000

BOARD OF DIRECTORB :-

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

.£3,000,000

7. E. Parma, Bag.

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KUCHING

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(TAIWAN GINKO.)

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TBE BONOLONG AND CHANDRA JAPAN-Tokyo, Tokohama, Kobe, Onaka. *KEN DOZPORATION,

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OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING. CORPORATION, LTD. (incorporated in the Straits Settlement) SUCCESSORS TO

The Tolong Bank, Lid.

The Chinese Commercial Bank, Ltd. The, Oversea-Chinese Bank, Lia.

Head Office:--Singapore:

Hong Kong Branch:-13, Queen's Rd. C.

Authorised Capital:-

Siraits $40,000,000,00.

Paid-up Capital:-

Straite $18,000,000.00.

Branches and Agencies in the princi-

cipal cities of the world.

FORMOSA :—lima, Жигі. Karenin, Keelune.

Makong, Nanto. Skirbiku, Tsirku, Teine Taka Temal, Torn, Belto. falle.

Amoy. #ourhom, CHINA-Fhoogbal, Bankou,

THE CHINA MAIL.

and

Commerce

Finance

DOLLAR STEADY AS SILVER FALLS.

Pound Value Also Shows Decline.

. The local dollar remained steady, and was quoted at 1:3% this morning.

Silver prices, spot and forward, declined 1/16, opening this morn- ing at 17-1/16 and 17%, respec- tively.

The London on New York cross rate tell from £-G$9.42 tc -G$3.41 to-day, while the New York on London rate declined to -G$3.41% from 4-G83.41% you- terday.

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

On London-

On Paris-

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. Quotations.

New York, Yesterday.

Dow Jones Averages.

THURSDAY, MARCH 2 1933.

RUBBER RESTRICTION SCHEME

NEW REGIMENT FOR COLONY

·Dutch Prepared To Co-operate.

London, To-day.

Borderers Proceeding

To Shanghai,

CINEMA NOTES

The 1st Battalion South Wales| MAIL REVIEW

are proceeding to

THEATRE.

Life taken from the heart of

at-

The Amsterdam correspondent Borderers of the "Financial Times" reports Shanghai, and will be replaced "BIGH PRESSURE"—QUEEN'S that a declaration which is re-by the 2nd Battalion East Lan- garded in authoritative rubber cashire Regiment, who are at quarters as being of the highest present stationed at Shanghai. importance because it indicates The change will probably be Manhattan with its luxury loving that the Dutch Government is effected early next year. promoters, rich and poor alike, is willing to reconsider the rubber The 2nd. Battalion Argyll and depicted in Warner Brother's situation in the light of the pre- Sutherland Highlanders, it is un- "High Pressure" the current sent altered circumstances, was derstood, will proceed to India traction at the Queen's Theatre. made by the Minister of the from the Northern port.

William Powell in cast in a new * Colonies in the Second Chamber

The 2nd Battalion Worcester type of role in this production, at The Hague.

shire Regiment, from Malta, will which was directed by Mervyn The Minister said that an ac-also proceed to Shanghai for Le Roy. tion regarding the introduction Duty."

The sequeness of "High Pres

Manhattan-in aure" are laid in Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re of the scheme for forced restric-

gorgeous part:-The market has moderately tion in rubber is necessary and

skyscraper offices-in Harlem night clubs-Turkish baths improved. Without any significent that the Dutch Government has news such evidences of strength only to consider a schenie in SEVERE FIGHTING ON speakeasies thronging streets

Last To-day's Changes Aver. Avet. 30 Industrials 51.39 52.54 1.15 up 20 Rails .24.08 2457 .49 up 20 Utilities 21.08 21.63 40 Bonds....75.00 74.72 .28 down

.15 up

are inconclusive. For the basis which Britain will fully co-oper- the future trend the bonds market ate. Reuter.

should continue to furnish the best clue for the Stock Market. Business done: 790,000 shares.

C. B. S. DELAY PROTESTED BY K. R. A.

(Continued from Page 1.)

49%

We note that the new site has the 74% approval of the Board of Education, 62% and while not disagreeing as to the 98

sultability of the proposed site my 524

Committee most strongly deprecate

JEHOL FRONT

(Continued from Page 1.)

Canadian Legislation On Arms Embargo.

and the pier of a great ocean liner. The supporting cast includes Evelyn Brent, Evelyn Knapp, Guy Kibbee.

MAIL REVIEW.

"CHANDU THE MAGICIAN"- KING'S THEATRE,

"Chandu the Magician," now showing at the King's Theatre,

In the House of Commons, the is the most wild and fantastic

Mr. R.

Ottawa, To-day':

B. melodrama, and,

what is more.

no

twist of

the continued delay in completion of Canadian Premier the School involved by the change of Bennett stated that "appropriate molodrama given

4

humour.

The subject of the Mental action" was being taken in connec-sophistication, but britaming over site.

tion with the proposed embargo on with naivety and unconscious Hospital site forms the basis of separate letter of to-day's date, bat munitions to the Far East.

An Order-in-Council was being 34% the relative merits of the two sites 6534 ww 11% 117

12

A British officer, who has learnt

for school purposes cannot under completed to be tabled in the House. the secrets of the Yogi, is given

any argument be considered to differ aufficiently to justify further postponement of the provision of adequate school accommodation for 85+ British children.

T.T.

1/336

Last To-day's Price Price

On demand .

1/336

4 months sight

1/3

Air Reduction

48

Credits 4 months'

sight

Allied Chemical & Dye 73%

American Can

51%

1/44

American Tel.& Tel.

97

On New York-

American Tob. "B"

5314

On demand

21%

Anaconda Copper Mining

Auburn

32.

Credits 60 days

sight

Borden Co.

TRIL

34%

181⁄2

19%

23

Canadian Pacific

Chrysler Motors

92

he

On demand Credits

555

Consolidated. Gas of N.Y. 45%

45%

溪

montbs'

Drugs, Inc.

31%

Du Pont de Nemours. 34

324

sight

595

Eastman Kodak

G1

On India-

CCTC Bond & Share

T.T.

84%

General Electric

On demand

B47%

General Foods

22

2314

General Motors

10

10%

On Shanghat-

Gillette Safety

14%

14

On demand

764

Int. Harvester

14

On Kobe

Int. Harvester (Pref.)

86%

On demand

106

Int. Tel. & Tel.

5%

On Manila-

Liggett & Myers "g"

61

Loew's Inc.

123

13

On demand

43%

Montgomery

974

On Singapore--

National Biscuit

33%

34

On demand

55%

Pacific Gas & Electric.

244

24

On Batavia-

Pennsylvania

Railway

154

Redio

On demand

54%-

Managi

Song Rorbuck

144

On Saigon-

Standard Oil Co. of N.J. 234

234

1. De Voss Bond Central. Hong Kong. Decembar 24, IVOL

On demand

66%.

145

1/4

Socony-Vacuum Corp. GAL Union Carbide & Carbon 21% Union Paciflc

08 United States Steel.. 244 Westinghoude E. & M. 20%

*ex dividend. tbíd.

6%%

22

24% 21

il.

17 1/16

Nominal

Nominal

Swale, Canton.

OTHERS-ng Kong.

Kath Brang,

Tork in.

Slugspors Bourabaya. Bairi Bombay, London, New LONDON BANKERS: Barolaya Bank. Ind. lloyds Bank, old, Midland Baas, Lady Wailer Back, Ind.

The Bank has Correspondents in all the principal Commercial Centre throughout the world. K. NADURA,

HONG KONG BRANCH:

"

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

NETHERLANDS TRADINO SOCIETY)

DANKERS.

Kazabijabed 1629

Every dowcription of Banking and Hong Kong Offlon:-11, Queen's Road Central Exchange business transacted.

Chua Keh Hai

Manager,

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office:-Hong Kon1.

Authorized Capital ....1.150,000,000) Paid-Up Capist ....1. 80,030,000} Reserves

..... 20,015,000|

Land Ofpe. -AMSTERDAM',

Emiers Dvol (1500+-BATAVIA,

| Breachas 7. «Danėjurmonala, Randoneg", Bombay Calmille, Charbon, Djember, Djok jakarta*, The Hague", "Fiddali. Kolm, Makanone. Minden, Prismbang, Peka langan. Penang, Rangoon, Botterdam”, Bomaring", Bhanghal, Singapor, Bowes- Isip_foorakarta (Solo), Tegal, Fjöstjep and Welletredar",

Authorland Capital (ILE. Currency)...$11,000,000 P-Up Capiul simamatsu ****** 0,085,000 Bapore Fund 143, S2KI

Csalón,

BRANCHES (-

Baoghal, Hasiow, Bangkok,

Francisco, LONDON BANKERS -

The Lord's Bank, limited. CORRESPONDENTS

La si princi, cilim of the World.

Foreign Exchange and banking buslams-of

er

desorption wasscled.

Bale Depol! Boss (various sises) at a pauriz

cenial of fron $5 to $40.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager,

· Thane offowe bare Sale Deposit form to Eat

LANDON BANKERS: —

NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LTD.

Correspondante all over the world. Facking Dual.

pam of every demaripilon tenanacial.

A, STOKKINI.

Manager.

Hong Kong, 21st June, 1932.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund .......Yen 117,800,000

· Kead Office:-65, Broadway. New York.

On Bangkok-

On demand

Sovereigns Bank buy-

ing rate

Bar. Silver per oz.

Bar Silver in Hong

Kong

Copper Cash

Copper Cents ....... 1% prem. Rate of Native In

Lerest

*3% p.8. Chinese Sub. Coin 30% dis |Hong Kong Sub. Con par.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

Paris

London, Yesterday.

8634

New York

341%

Montreal

4.08

24.25

17.46

8.49

66 11/16

Brussels Geneva

Amsterdam Milan.. Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo

14.34%

18%

22 7/16

19%

Vienna

30- Nom.

Prague

1142

Helsingfors Madrid

226

Lisbon

40% 110

Athena'

597/2

Bucharest

Belgrade

576 250

- Rio

Buenos Aires Montevideo

5% Nom.

41% O.R. 381 Nom,

1/6%

1/04

1/8%

1/22

Bombay

Shanghai

154

-Reuter.

Southwest Troops

For Jehol

the name Chandu, and sent out to fight a megalomaniac called Roxor, who wishes to destroy the world. Roxor has won the first trick by'. kidnapping a scientist who has discovered the death,ray,

My Committer would once again 514 stress the fact that economic condi

tions' are tending more and more to- wards the education of British chil- dren in the Colony, and i am in- | 15%structed to request that Govern patch troops to Jehol for the pur. Bela Lugoal Roxor, and Irene pose of resisting Japanese aggres-Ward the heroine, while Herbert 14ment give the matter further con- sion and the expeditionary force Mundin carries coals to Newcastle

sideration and expedite the

will conslist_of picked units of by supplying the éðmio relief, <truction of the school on the or.

Kwangtung, Kwangst and Fukien. Iginal site.

Mr. Chow Lu, member of the Kuo-MAIL REVIEW mintang C. E. C. announced to-day.

There is some good trick photo- Canton.graphy by Mr. James Wohg Howe,

jand the film has attraction.

The Southwest has decided to dia- Edmund Lowe plays Chanðu,

COUNTERFEIT COINS IN COLONY

Exemplary Sentence Imposed

ما

сопа

your

At the same time, he said, mill- tary preparations for the defense of the Southwest are under way as a Įprecaution against possible foreign

aggression.

re-i

tionary expenses instead of questing funds from Nanking."

Centras Press.

THE MOST DANGEROUS

GAME”—CENTRAL THEATRE

he has intrenched himself. He

shifts the reef beacons about in u way to wreck the mariner and lands ļa select lot of castaways.

As requested. I return herewith plan enclosed ith your letter under reply. I havé, ́eté,

C. E. Terry, Hon. Secretary. Kowloon Residents' Association,

A strange story packed with Kowloon, 13th February, 1933.

thrills, is told in the R.K.O. Radio "Unfortunately the central au- The Hon. Colonial Secretary,

thorities have not yet indicated production "The Most Dangerous Kong Kong,

their determination to stand against Game" which is the current attrac Sir, I have to refer

tlon at the Central Theatre. letter of 23rd December, 1932, re-the invadera. However, the pro-

Brilliant acting la done by Les- ference No. 820/30, wherein we /Vinees in the Southwest are of oue lie Banks as the mad Russian, Zar- are informed that the site adjo and we will foot the bill for expedi- animale on a lonely island, where accord in resisting the Japanese, off, who hunts humans fastead of ing the Kowloon Hospital prêpared: "There is a tremendous amount for the new Central British School of these forged ten cent pieces be has now been reserved for the pro- ing circulated in the Colony, and posed Mental Hospital.

My Committee are strongly of Police are asking for an exemplary punishment," remarked Detective- opinion that this site is not suited Sergeant MacDonald In the Cen- for such a purpose, and I am in- tral Police Court this morning in structed to point out the inadvis charging an unemployed Chinese ability of constructing with the possession of 250 coun- Hospital in what is becoming more

a residential area; the There should be no 'renewal of terfeit Hong Kong ten cent pieces. and more

His Worship (Mr. Wynne-Jones) area in the vicinity of Argyle the Sino-Japanese tariff after ita suid he agreed with the statement. Street and Prince Edward Road will expiration on May 6 because of and sentenced the defendant, Ho in due coursa undoubtedly be main-Japanese slaughter of innocenti Chiu, to six months' hard labour.ly residential, and the amenities of Chinese by fire and sword, accord-1 Defendant was arrested just the district would suffer considering to a telegram dispatched to the after the arrival of the a.5. Kwong ably by the construction therein of Nanking Ministry of Foreign Af-extremely well acted is told In Sai from Canton last night.

such an institution. While agree fairs by the Association for the "Bought" now showing at the Star Theatre, with Constance ing that adequate provision for support of the Volunteers.

Bennett and Ben Lyon in the lead- mental cases in the Colony is badly

ing relas. needed, my Committee suggest that

A Mental

DEFYING UNLUCKLY THIRTEEN a site farther removed from the

populous residential areas would be much more suitable than the one

Wheeling, W, Virginia. proposed. In this connection, the A local "anti-superstition club" effect on patients in the Kowloon held its first meeting in a "haunt Hospital of the noises inseparable ed" house on the outskirts of the frm the Mental Hospital must also city early on Friday, January 13. be taken into account.

The 13 members emerged safe

While the Association appreciates South African pound £99%--and sound after violating every to the full the desire for economy of {

£100% per £100 sterling.

Capital

Surplus Reserves

.U.S.$4,000,000.00 ‚Ü‚6.81.837-382.04

Hong Kong

..U.S.$1,458,116.78

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Claire

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Canton

Newchwang

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Farin

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Hamborg

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All classes, of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

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DUGGAN,'

17/1/16 17%

known hoodoo,

administration, we are unanimous-

No Renewal Of

Tariff.

Canton.

Robert Armstrong, Joel McCrea and Fay Wray ara competent in their respective roles.

MAIL REVIEW

"BOUGHT"-STAR THEATRE.

A story that is interesting and

Ben Lyon is cast as a struggling writer who is in love with Con- stance Bennett, but she does not

PRETTY GIRLS AS feel the same way, although she

- SMUGGLERS.

Jealous Guard Cause OF Discovery.

Belgrade.

likes him.....

MAIL REVIEW

"THIRTEEN WOMEN". MAJESTIC THEATRE.

Silver Spot

The invitation fee was set at 18ly of the opinion that there would Among the many people who Adapted from 'Tiffany Thayer's Silver Forward

pennies.

be little or no gain in this respect by make a living by smuggling be-sensational novel, "Thirteen Wo- War Loan 34% 99%

The next class of 13 will be in building a Mental. Hospital on the tween Fiume (Italy) and Sushak men," is the current attraction at

are a number of the Majestic Theatre. -British Wireless Service |vited Friday, October 19.—Beuter, proposed site, in view of the special | (Jugoslavia)

staff required for work of this kind, young and pretty girls, who carry Strange soccery wrought in the. and the fact that the accommodation fancy goods from Fiume into lives of thirteen women forms the and staff of the existing hospital Jugoslavia, and smuggle cur- theme of this gripping drama. Irene Dunne, Ricardo Corter, Jill are inadequate to deal with the pre-rency.

the Esmond and Myrna Loy ara "the". The pretty girls cross sent surgical and medical require- ments of the, Peninsula. My Com-frontier dally and sometimes featured players, mittee would therefore press strong-flirt with the handsome young

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Ketablished 1918. -

HEAD OFFICE:

10, Des Voeux Road. Centrai, TONG TRONG

Capital and Surplus. Total RasaurCRS.

....... ever HL$ 6,000,000.00 ever1 ́EL.$40,000,000.00 Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for- elga currencies opened for clienta,

Bavings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes. Branches and Agencies all over the world.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

ly for a re-consideration of the pro-frontier, guards until they for MAIL REVIEW posed arrangement to build a Mental get their duty. Hospital in this vicinty--I have,

etc.,

C. E. TERRY,

Hoa: Secretary

Printing

"WENSUSABET

TUNES

One of these girls was a tall "BLACK WATCH" ORIENTAL

and striking blonde,

THEATRE.

She did well in her smuggling|

"One of the 'carller and, best talk- trade-until she aroused jealousy between two of the frontier ing picture productions “Black · guarda, “One day when she Watch” is now showing at the was flirting with one of them the Oriental Theatre.. It is a war 'film other became angry and insisted and depicts the Black Watch, the on examining her handbag, crack, regiment of the British There be found #20 which the Army, Bat

girl was trying to smuggle out of Victor McLaglen bands a very |Jugoslavia - Into Italy, The compétent cast, and the fim la money was confiscated and the worth while seeing again. Myrna girl was thrown – into prison.-- Loy is splendid; no "Yaamini," thei Beuter

half-caste Indian woman,