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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital GESTRANIH POD $50,000.00 Earned and Puliz Fald-up Hatarr Funds 1-

Gring

* 21,000,000

arumman £ 4,500.00

$10,000.00

Resorts Liability of Propeladon, 1900. P:80,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS (1

T. I. Pearce, Esq. Chairman.

T. II. R. Sha, Zaq.

Deputy ChairmING.

1. Mr. C... Markle,

Vitlin, Esq.

Hon. Mr. J. J.' Kabaroche.

1. A Plummm, Eng.

1. N. Murphy, Esq.

Acting Cint Manager,

BRANCHESTE

LONDON

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA..

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1863.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

BANGE BATAVIA BOMBAY

CANZON

CAWAPORE GEBO

MEDAN

NEW YORK

W. H. Bell, Ex-

M. H. Dodwell, Esq.

A 11. Compton. Eng.

AMOY

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

DOMBAY

CALCUTTA

MANILA

LYONE

MALADGA

MUAR (Johor)

CANTON

MUXDËR

CHEFOO

KEW YORK

DOLOMBO

'PEIPINO

DAIHEN

PENANG

POOCHOW

HAIPHON

SAIGON

BAMBURG

BAN FRAMOTNOG

BANKOW

CHINO HAY

HARDIN

MONOKW

matto

IPGH

JOHORE

KORK

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

BANODON

SINGAPOR

SOURABAYA

HUNGRI PATAXI

TIENTSI

TOKYO

TRIKOTLO

TOKOHAMA

Current Acomunis opened in Local Carres

sad Pized Depovilu racalved for one year, te

CALCUTTA

POR

KARACHI

XLANG

KOBE

KUALA LUMPUR

ALADRAS

MAKILA

KREMBAN

SILANOMAT

FINGAPORE

THINGTAO

Foreign Exchange

Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periode at rates which will be quoted on application..

A. BREARLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 17th November, 1982.

4 months' sight ... 1/4%

THE CHINA MAIL.

and

Commerce

Finance

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. Quotations.

New York, Saturday,,

Dow Jones Averages.

Aver.

Last To-day's Changes

25.09 1.38 up

76.56

MONDAY, MAY 1, 1933.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CHARGE

84 Cents Involved.

VICTIM BOUND AND GAGGED

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

“UNION INSURANCE: SOCIETY. "OF CANTON, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong.)

́AND · LEFT' ON · ROAD DRAFT PROGRAMMES, and NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Wong Tool, unemployed, residing Sixth Extra Race Meeting, to be at à house in Market Street, San held on

charged before Mr. field at the tracy

SATURDAY, 13th

that the ORDINARY YEAR,

Cho, village, was this morning 1933 (weather permitting May. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN W. Scho- obtained at the Secretary's Office, LY MEETING of the Society, will Magis-the Club House, Happy Valley, the be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Central with highway robbery, Hong Kong Club, the Sports Club, Union Building, Hong Kong, on

FRIDAY, 26th MAY, 1933, at 11-- committed on April 7, when he and the Stables, Village Road.

Entries CLOŠE at 12 o'clock o'clock am for the purpose of allegedly robbed Li Mei of 84 cents Hong Kong currency at the junction NOON on THURSDAY, 4th May, receiving the Report of the Direc of Island Road and the road leading 1938. "

to the Tytamtuk pumping tation.

P.C. 452, stated that about 6.20 p.m. on April 7, he was return 11 uping from Tytamtuk to Stanley, In

Mesars. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re-the course of his beat, when he pert: The market speaks for itself, heard falat cries coming from the

hillside. We believe that the main trend

still upward naruming of course in On investigating, he found Li Mei terruptions and reactions which, how-lying bound and gagged on the ever, will not last. Wheat advanced

He cut his bonds and Li on inflation talk and poor. South West ground. crops. Farmers are still holding. Sil Mel told him that he had been rob- ver responded to the advance of stocks bed and that he had been lying and other commodities and closed with bound for about half-an-hour, .

blood was found on his coat, and a strip of cloth was found loosely tied around his neck.

a good, tone. Cotton demand was When taken to the Police station

Profit- general and much broader. taking on the advance was well absorb ted.

Business Done: 3,390,000 shares.

Last To-day's Price Price

EXCHANGES.

Paid-up Capital

.£8,000,000

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

On London

prietors

£3,000,000

T.T.

On demand

1/4/2 1/42

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STAM

AMBITHAD

Credits 4 months'

sight

1/6%

On New York-

Aver.

On demand

264 N.

30 Industrial 73.10

PELPIKO (Poking|

PENABO

Credits 60 days'

20 Ball...30.87

77.68 4.58 up 32.37 1.50 up

BANGON

COLOMBO

SAIGON

sight

NOM

20 Utilities..23.71

40 Bonda....76.45

IZATI

BEMARANG

On Paris-

HAIPHONG

KAMBORO

On demand

690

BARKOW

HARRIE

SITIAWAN

Credits 4 months'

HONG KOK!

HOURABAYA

slight

630

ILOILO

ΤΑΝΤΙΝΟ

TIENTSIN

On India-

TONGKAR (Dhoker)

T.T.

11/4

YOKOHAMA

On demand

914

મા

LAMBOANGA

On Shanghai-

and General

On demand

1074

On Kohe--

On demand

110

On Manila-

On demand On Singapore~~~

On demand

52 N.

59%

On Batavia-

On demand

69 N.

On Saigon-

Air Reduction

$64% $66

On demand

59

Allied Chemical & Dye

87% 93

Amer. Can

On Bangkok

743%

80%

Amer. Smelting

On demand

29%

81

135

Amer. Tel. & Tel.

Sovereigns bank buy-

Amer. Tob. "B"

95%

100

81

ing rate

1/61⁄2

Anaconda Copper Mining 11%

12

Bar silver per oz.

Auburn

19%

4434

464

Borden Co.

29%

304

Canadian Pacific

11

11

Nom. Nominal

63%

17

48

404%

48%

53

Eastman Kodak

62

02

05

Electric Bond & Share

16%

17%

General Electric

17%

General Foods

31

314

General Motors

1944

21

Gillette Safety

11

Internat.

20

32

(Preferred)

Internat. Harvester

07%2

00%

10%

78

14%

15

19%

221

45%

47%

. 20

+24

214

5%

6

22%

33

2436 344

9% 10%

33%

karte periods in Lonal Camprying THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

an term which will be goosed on applikations

Hong Kong, 24th April, 1983.

KONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The End of the chara Bank is wondrous by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BINE IES CORPORATION. Hylas may be gittinen

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANDRAI BANKINN CORPORATION.

1. N. MURPHY,

Acting Chis! Manager,

Hong Kong, 24th April, 1933.

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING.

CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlement)

SUCCESSORS TO

The Ho Hong Bank, Ltd'

The Chinese Commercial Bank, Ltd.

The Oversea-Chinese Bank, Ltd.

Head Office:--Singapore.

Butablished 1912.

Head Office: Hong Kong.

Authorised Capital (B.X. Currency) ...$11,000,00% Paid-Up Captial ----...

50,000 Essores Pend. £,150,000

BHANCUES:

Chalon, Bbanghai,

Bar Silver in Hong

Kong

Motor, Bangkok,Copper Casb..............

und dan PraUCHIÇA, LONDON BANKERS---

The Lloyd's Bank, Limited. CORESPUNDENTE

is all prínoči i dites of the Word

Formige Exhange and banking burlega o very description transacted.

Safe Deposit Boxes (various afzeci si a pourly ental of trom $2 to $44

LOOK POONG sean,

Chief Manager. |

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong.

No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central

Established: 1918.

Hong Kong Branch :--13, Queen'a Rd. C. Į Authorised Capital

Authorised Capital:-

Straits $40,000,000,00.

Every description of Banking and. Exchange business transacted.

Copper Cents....... 1% prem.

Rate of Native In-

terest

32% p.a. Chinese Sub. Cein... 30% dis.

Hong Kong Suk. Coin par.

SHARE MARKET.

1. Case

Metors

16

20ted Gas of N.X. 47.

Drugs,

Inc.

Du Pont de Nemeari

Harvester

The oficial summary of the Stock Exchange issued on Satur. Internat. Tel & Tel.

Liggett & Myers "B" |day at 10.30 a.m.

Loews Inc.

Ward Bery

Biscuit

There are indications that the present low levels are beginning to prove attractive to investors, this Pacific Gas & Electric, 23% in a special sense applying to the Pennsylvania Rly smaller issues.

Radio Corpn

Seara Roebuck' ...

The defendant was later arrested by P.C. 452, who followed him along the road leading to Repulse Bay in a motor car. On seeing the con- atable defendant, who was in com

By Order,

;

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, lat May, 1933.

ATTENTION.

Your troubles will be over if you send all your accounts of any kind for collection to us. No risks-no loss. Absolutely

safe.

HONG KONG COLLECTION AGENCY,

.Alex. Bldg., Des Voeux Road,

1st Floor,

Tel. 27618.

pany with another man, attempted "LIQUITORIUMS" TO

to run away, but was caught.

The other man escaped.

Defendant stated that he had been walking with one Li. Fan when L Mel who was carrying some soap 57% attempted to sell soap to them. Suddenly Li Fan and Li Mei com 42% menced to quarrel and Li Fan, ac- [cusing LI Mel of selling illicit goods,

struck him.

LI Fan requested defenuant to-tie. 19L! Mei's hands and himself tied his

REPLACE BARS.

|tora and the Statements of Az- count to 31st December, 1932, and of declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 9th MAY to 26th MAY, Both Days Inclusive.

By Order of the Board,.

PAUL LAUDER,

*General Manager,

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1933,

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong.)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOT

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

of the Company will be held at its

HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, -- 26th MAY, 1933, at 11.15 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of

Effeminate" Drinking the Directors and the Statements of

In America.

HOSTELRY REFINEMENT.

Cincinnati, Ohio The old mahogany hotel bar:

his feet and gagged him. Defen-may not return with beer and

light wine to thirsty U.S.A. 11% dant denied that he was guilty, of

robbery,

The "Liquitorium," designed with lavendar, green and old rose

Account to 31st December, 1932, and of declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be. CLOSED from. 19th MAYį to 26th MAY, Both Days

Inclusive."

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1983.

His Worship committed defenfronts done in tile or rookwood BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE

11% dant to prison until the next 80% Criminal Sessions, when

stand his trial.

he willin a "tavern room" may replace

POLICE RESERVE.

Orders for the Current Week.

Orders by the Hon. Mr. D. C. 75

Wolfe, C.M.G.. Inspector General 46% 85% of Police.

Enquiries to-day based

on yes Stan. Oil Co. of N. J... terday's closing rate for China Socony-Vacuum Corpn Lights, Cements and Hotels, elicit Union Carbide & Carbon 31% 726 Union Pacific. ed no response from sellers,pei-United States Steel .... 48 2,312,000.00 ther for cash nor for forward de-Westinghouse B. & M. 32%

livery.

There were no other changes of]

Nazi Rivals Must Submit importance, but the general under-¡ tone seemed frmer."

To Hitler.

Paid-up Capital

$10,000,000.00 6,598,600,00

Paid-up Capital:-

Reserve and Undivided

Proẞts

Straits $10,000,000.00.

Branches and Agencies in the princi-

cipal cities of the world.

Branches and Agencies:--

Amay

Peiping

Batavia

Penang

Chun Kek Hal

Manager.

Bombay

Rangoon

Calcutta

Canton

Haiphong

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD: Hankow

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

Konotuls Kobe Kowloon

Sourabaya

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipek, Formosa. London

Swatow

Manila

Sydney

Melbourne

Talhoku

Nagunaki

Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1899.

Central Bank in Pormons.

Bini Notes sound Average amount .......Tan. 18,000,980 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES

New York Osaka Paris

Saigon

San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang Shanghai Singapore

Tientsin

Tokyo

Vancouver Yokohama Correspondents in all principal citier of the World.

JAPAN :-Tokyo, Tokohama, Babe, Omaha. FORMOSA in Engle Knooks, Manlung, Maker. Hasta Shlaskike. Twohu, Takata,

Every description of Banking and 5. Tainan, Town, Halia, Calio

"Power | Exchange business transacted. Loans Blacktow, Amor, PRIDA, mananghai.

Besian, Chaton,

grated on approved securities. Koog, Singapċer, Sonrabaya,

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let Beberang, Batavia, Bombky, Landon Hu Kors, Ur

OTHLESS.

LONDON BANKERS,

Barclays Bank, 1tky Lloyds Bank, Ltd, Milionë Book, Lid. Wow Meter Bank, Ltd.

*

The Book has Correspondente' in all the pelucizni Commercial Contree throughout the world.

LONG KONG BRANCH (

X. BAGURA.

4 D You Bead Crainal,

Hang Lang, Donowbur M, 1985.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE. BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1830.

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

«Yan. 119,750,000

Hoad OcYOKOHAMA.

ti

Branches and Agencies at:*

Alexandria

Batavia

Berin

Bombay

Nagasaki

Newchwang

New York

Deires (Dalny) Pelping Kangtian (Mukden) Rangoon

Hamburg

Mankow

Harbin Hook Cont

Honsluta Ranking Kai-Yuen Karachi

Indon

· Ezie-Angeles,

Bio de Janelis San Francisco Seattle

Semarang

Shinboard

Singapore

Boerabaya

Sydney.

Tintain

Tokyan mag Tsingtan

Leferpit, allowed on Current As

Deposita racevad for fixed porode

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Maniger.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office: 55, Broadway. New York.

Sales

Lane, Crawfords $4.40.

Buyers.

Canton Insurances $1360.

H. K. Fire Insurances $250. Douglases $3234.

H. K. & K. Wharves $130.

Providents (New) $130.

Hotels $6.70,

Chinese Estates $95. Hong Kong Trams $21.

Telephones $26.85,

Cements (Combined) $0. Lane, Crawforde $4.95.

H. K. Govt. Loans 6% Prem.

Sellers.

Union Waterboats $15. Telephones $27.20. Wm. Powells $2.00,

JAPANESE CREDIT, FOR DALBANK

Tokyo. Itin Announced that the Bank of Chosen has decided to grant) a credit of 10,000,000 yen to thej Dalbank.

(Continued From Page 1.)

►

it in many up-to-date hotels.

This is the prediction of the managing director of a largo

COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong.)

Cincinnati hotel who is installing NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. one at his hostelry. And he says other hotel men are doing!TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN likewise.

اینکاره

N

that the SIXTY-SEVENTH He says it is due to the, de JORDINARY YEARLY MEETING mands of an age of "effeminate" of the Company will be held at its drinking, and the enterprise of HEAD OFFICE, Unton Building, The Annual Inspection by H. E. hotel operators and equipment Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 26th on manufacturers who seek to add MAY, 1933, at 11.20 am, for the the Governor will take place

refinement lacking in so purpose of receiving the Report of Tuesday, May 16 at 15.30 hours, the Practice parades will., carried out many of the bar rooms of the the Directors and the Statements of

Ipast. fas notified by Unit Commanders.

Account to 31st December, 1932, General.

In his opinion those optimists and of declaring Dividends, etc. Life Saving Class.-There will be who kept the wooden bars of the The TRANSFER BOOKS of the church union, leading theologians an examination on Land Drill for old soon days might just as Company will be CLOSED from and pastors have been summoned to the Life Saving Class on Wednes. well chop them into firewood, for 9th MAY to 26th MAY, Both Days co-operate in drafting a new Pro-day, May under Sub Inspector the beer "fountain" of marble, Inclusive.

R. J. Hunt at the Police Gymnasium, formica and shiny steel will be¦ testant constitution,

By Order of the Board, Herman Kapler, president of the Police Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. "the thing."

PAUL LAUDER, German evangelical church commis.

Chinese Company.

The brass rail and sawdust will

General Manager, alon, asked them to act as advisers. Training Course-Part II.-There be no more, he said. There will

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1932. The announcement, another deve-will be no Part II of Training be rails of hand-wrought metal designs, more for admiration that lopment in the national Fascist re-Course on Tuesday, May 2.

volution under Naz! domination Training Course-Part L-All support, and the fancier GENERAL NOTICES. coincident with an anti-Semitic cam-recruits of the Chinese Company "liquitoriums" will have floors paign, followed the order of April, will attend Central Police Station of tile.

19 by the national grand Todges dis- for Squad Drill on Thursday, May 4 "Mixologists" pretty girls į solving all Free Masonic Lodges. Inat 5.30 p.m. Dress-White' Uniform and handsome boys-will serve Germany and their reformation on and Helmet,

up the foaming lager in glasses

NOTICE.

"a purely Christian basis,"

Inspection Parade. All ranks of of many colours to customers at As from the 22nd day of April The lodge will be reorganized un- the Chinese Company will parade at small tables. There will be we have removed our offices in

of the "National Central Police Station on Thursday, tankards too, in pastel shades. 8A, Des Voeux Road Central (En- to the National Bank Building, No. der the name Christian Order of Frederic the May 4 under Sub-Inspector R. J. One is spending $20,000 for Great" and Jews will not be per-Hunt for a general inspection of furnishings and equipment and trance, Ice House Street, 2nd floor). mitted to join.

equipment. etc. by the Company another is considering an outlay Commander. Fall in at 5.80 p.m. of $25,000-Reuter, [sharp. Dress-White Uniform, HELMET, Belt, with ́ Brace, Tran- cheon, Whistle, Armlet and Badge,

AMERICAN OIL CONTROL

Washington. "Pocket Policeman" and note-bookį The conference of the representa This is sald to the recent visit tives of petrol producing States, to be carried. No members may US$8,000,000,00

to Tokyo of M. Schapiro, president now in session here has adopted be absent from this parade without ‚U.8.$1.837.382.04 of the Dalbank.

2 resolution for roduction of the leave from the Company Comman- ‚U.8.$1,458,116,78

Previously the Bank of Chosen daily production of petrol in the der. The Equipment Officer will is stated to have given only 5,000,- United States to 30,000,000 bar-make it a point of being present.

rels. 000 yen credit to the Daltuok

Capital

Surplus BORGSTON

BRANCHES

Mine

Potping

Branches of Americas Express Com pany in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.

All einssss of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Periops) inyestament accounte handled.

Hong Kong Wholesale Prices

Show Further Big Decrease

Indian Company,

Company Meeting-All members of Indian Company are reminded that the. Company Meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 2 st 5:15 pm at Chinese Company's Headquarters, 17, Queen's Road]

Central

Flying Squad. Special Duties Special Duties 8 measured at the Statistical Office of the Imports and Exports will be performed by members of

A Department, wholesale prices in Hong Kong during the first the Flying Squad on Monday, May

quarter of 1988 showed, on balance, decrease of 10.4 per cent, as 1, Wednesday, May 8 and Tuesday, compared with 1982, and 19.7 per cent, as compared with 1981, and May 9 Fall in at Central Police increases of 2,7 per cent. as compared with 1924, 9.7 per cent, as Station at 5.15 p.m. on the shove

mentioned days,

compared with 1922 and 71.4 per cent, as compared with 1913,

The following table shows the course of price changes since 1918:-

The Company offers to—intending Travelers the use of its "Travelers Foodstuffs Cheques") and Letters of Credit and Textiles. in addition, the world-wide servicns

at rales to be obtained on application of its throughly squipped Travel De Metals & Minerals

•Manager:

Hong Kong, 11th March, 1988.

partment.

E W DUGGAN,

Manzenr

Miscellaneous,

Average

1922 100.

1918 1924- 1981

Emergency Unit Reserve.

G.

DENNYS & CO., Hong Kong, 22nd April, 1933.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

The public is hereby notified that the NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD., have removed to their new premises at No. 8A, Des Voeux Road Central (corner of Ice House Street) on the 18th of April

THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD.

FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG) LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS. DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

„Union Building (opposite G.P.O.)

Agents for:="ADMIRALTY C

1st Qr 1988

Rifle Practice-A Rifle practice] will take place on Friday, May 5 at the Tal Hang Range, The Van will leave Queen's Pier at 3:20. phi

1215 Arms Licences Arms Licences 109,1 must be faken at once to the Arms 109,7 Ouice for changing others, they

98.3 will be withdrawn.

ENGLISE

(Brd.)

122.4

$1097

TAKING DSP (E)

78.6 106.17144,8 128.6 65.1-112.5 135.8 125.2 68.2-102.344 140.9 128.1 442 106,8 123.4.1097

106.86 $188.6

Hong Kong, May

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