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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorized Oppilai

Led and Fully Paid-up

Race Punda :--

Burling

*

- 883,808,COS mannen 30,DMLADE

$18,000,IDI

Sassers Idability of Proprietors .......... 330,200,000

HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

T. X. Petros. Bot.

- Chairman.

T. H. R. Shaw, Log.

Deputy Charset.

Hon. Mr. J. 3. Polarvoa.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

AMRITSAR BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA

NEW TORK

PENANG

THE CHINA MAIL.

and

Commerce

Finance

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. Quotations.

New York, Yesterday. Dow Jones Averages.

Last To-day's Chẩuges. Aver. Aver.

30 Industrials 90.02

Reserve Fond

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000 .£8,000,000)

..£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STAN

KUCHING

MADRAS

MAXELA

MEDAN

PRIPING (Taking/

20 Rails .....

BASOOM

120 Utilities

SAIGON

BEMARANG

GEBENBAR

HAMBURG

BILANGHAI

BANKOW

RINGAPORE

HARBIN

GITIAWAN

BONG KONG

BOURABAYA

LJONB

HAILA

TAIPING

MALOCI

ΠΡΟΣ

TIENTSTA

MANTZA

KABLUEK

MOAR (Inhere)

ILANG

CANTON

MÜZDEN

CHEFIC COLOMBO

NEW YORK

PEIPING

J. K. Bousfield, Kuq,

A. II. Cepton, Eng,

26. 13. Dodwell, Kag.

Ton. Mr. S. Mackie.

AMOT

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

DAIREN YOUCHOW BAIPUONG KAMBURO UNIOW HARDIN

HONGKIT

ILOILO

1. A. Bummst, Xaq.

4. N. Murphy, E

Acting Chle Manager,

BRANCHES ---

LONDON

PENANG BANGOON SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

BRANGITAL

RINGATORE

BOURABAYA

SUNDET PATANI

TIENTS

THINGTAO

IPOB

JOHOL

ΤΟΣΤΟ

KOBR

KOWLOOK

KUALA LUMPUR

TOKOHAKA

DAXTON CAWEPORT UZBU

COLABO

DELAI

MALPHONG

XOBR

KUALA LUMPUR

TONGKAN kokot)

TEIMOTAD

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANGA

91,89 43.97 44.41 32.83 31.51 40 Bonds ....84.34 84.37

Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Co. re- port:-

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

On London-

T.T.

On demand

4 months' sight

1/414 1/4/ 1/454

Credits 4 months'

1.87 up

sight

1/63%

1.14 Up

1.32. up

On New York-

.03 up

On demand

Credits 60 days'

sight

271⁄2 Nom.

NOW

months'

500

630

914

914

On demand On Kobe-

110

110%

The market to-day, contrary to general trading expectations, was based on to-day's action. We think that there will be another burst of strength this week which may carry the whole list to new Foreign

high ground. 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.

and General

A. BREARLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 17th November, 1832

"At the same time we think traders on the "long" side should Wheat: After not over extend. opening fractionally lower the tone firmed up on the loan to. China. Winter wheat is more bullish.

Cotton: Reassuring news from Washington in connection with the crop abandonment programme, and

Corset Amounie opeced in Lional Currency THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. the strength of securities stimulat-

sod Fired Depardie incalvad Joe on your de

rbarie periode in Loral Orney and Shorting

am terma which will be quoted as appilostioG.

Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1933.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

by

IN

The Badhon at the shore Apach be nondust had HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BAXX- OGBPORATION. Bylos may be shinika

FOR THE BUNGLONG AND SHANGHA! GAZTEE COXPORATION.

N. MURPHY, Acting Chief Manager. Kong Kong, 24th April, 1938.

SAFETY FIRST! To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries,

Deposit them in a Vault

that in really: FIRE - PROOF BURGLAR "PROOF DAMP PROOF ! OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT located on the Mezzanine Floor of Our New building is Specially Con- atructed to provide all of these Im- portant Qualities.

You may obtain a Safe Deposit Bex in this most up-to-dale Vault for your own use at a very moder ate Rental

Inspection Cordially Invited.

Established 1912

Head Ofice-Hong Kong.

Autherland Capitai (ELK. Curmvong') ...$11,000,000 A.065,000 Pall-Up Capital ma

1,150,000

Banners Pané s

BRANCHER:

Canton,nghai, Hankow, Bang bole

and Baa Francisco,

LONDON. BANKEES (—

The Lloyd's Bank, Limited. CORRESPONDENTS

in all principat etting of the World.

Yoga Exchange and beaking business at very description reacted,

Sale Deposit Boxen (various altar) at a yearly costal of from 15 10 40,

LOOK POONG. SHAN.

Chief Manager.

THE BANK OF EAST

ASIA, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong.

No. 10, De Voeux Road Central Established: 1918,

Authorised Capital Pald-up Capital Reserva and Undivided

Profits

On Paris-

On demand Credits 4

sight

On India-

T.T.

On demand On Shanghai---

On demand On Manila-

On demand On Singapore....

demand On Batavia- On deand

On Salgon-

On demand and On Bangkok-

ed speculative demand.

Silver: Prices broke sharply at the opening on profit-taking foreign selling but later buying found offerings light, which vanced the market practically one- cent."

Air Reduction

55 Nominal

59

.. 58%

Nom. Nominal

59

Last To-day's Price. Price

On demand ad-Sovereigna bank buy.

ing rate Bar silver per oz... Bar Silver in Hong

135

1/5 19 7/16

Kong

$

80%

81 110%

Copper Cash

Copper Cents

34%

Rate of Native In-

terest

121

88

Chinese Sab. Coin

1744

Hong Kong Sch. Coin par.

60

31%

15%

Allied Chemical & Dye 113

8974 04 American Can American Smelting.... 33% American Tel & Tel. 119

Tob. "B"

ner Mining 17

Co.

Canadian Pacific

J. L. Case

Chase National Bank

8614

G82%

33 15%

72%

25%

Chrysler Motors Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 55% Drugs, Inc.

Da Pont de Nemours

Eastman Kodak

Electric Bond & Share

General

Electric

General Foods General Foods

General Motors

$10,000,000.00 Gillette Safety

Oy Ward

Biscuit

1% prem.

32% p.a. 31% dis.

DRAMATIC DASH TO SAVE LIFE

Child Rushed By Car To-Meet Doctor.

SNAKE BITE SEQUEL

TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1933.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.

NOTICE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above.

East London, S. Africa A dramatic race by two motor-Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Messrs. cars to save the life of a young Jardine, Matheson and Company, bay from the fatal effects of a Limited, Pedder Street, Victoria in

LAMMERT BROS.

· AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS

Public Auctions

THE Undersigned have received

Tnstructions to sell by Public

Auction

ΟΝ

snake bite provided a situation as any film plot, in the East Lon-the Colony of Hong Kong on FRI- Wednesday, the 7th. June, 1933

DAY, the 9th day of June, at 12 Noon for the purpose of receiving

commencing at 10.30 am.

at their Sales Boom, 4. Duddell Street.

don district.

An eight-year old boy was a report of the proceedings of an playing in a pumpkin field on his Extraordinary General Meeting of 12 Pcs. Tweed. father's farm 22 miles out of

the Company held on the 25th day 183, Pcs. Shirting East London when he trod upon of lay last and of confirming if and was bitten by a puff adder-thought fit as Special Resolution 30 Pcs. Pengee The snake struck the boy's the following Resolutions which 60 Pcs. T. Cloth ankle. Fortunately there were were passed as Extraordinary Re-114 Pcs. Lawns several of the farm native boys solutions at the shove mentioned 16 Pes, Popin close at hand and they ran up on meeting namely:- hearing the child's cry of fright land pair. One of them on see- ing the puncture and realising what it was. applied his mouth to it and sucked out all he could lof the venom.

The boy's mother telephoned to a doctor in East London who) instructed her to apply a tourni-) quet above and below the child's ankle. He also told the mother to start in towards East London by car with the boy. The doctor then set out for the farm at full speed.

}

The two cars met on the road; 10 miles out of the city, both The doctor leapt travelling fast. out and laying the little boy in his car injected the serum. Both vehicles then returned to town and the child was installed at a nursing home where he quickly

(1) That the existing 10,000

10 Pcs. Flannel

"shares in the capital of the 124 Peb. Art. Silk coatings "Company of the nominal value 19 Pes. Cot. Blankets." "of $250 each, upon which the 458 Prs. Cot. and Rubber shoes *sum of $100 has been paid up. 444. Cases Condensed milk "be divided into 50,000 shares of

"the nominal value of $50 each. "upon which the sum of $20 "shall be credited as paid up.

(2) "That as on and from the "1st day of July, 1933, the re- "gulations contained in the "printed document submitted to "the meeting and for the pur-i "pose of identification subscrib "ed by the Chairman thereof be "approved and adopted as the "Articles of Association of the

1 Case Dental Cleam 3 Cases Assorted

sausage

3 Tins Eucalyptus Oil 3 Sacks Flour

beef and

10 Cases Pulpboard Discs

1 Case Peaches 1 Case Pears

1 Bar Soda Ash

Drum Tin Oxide

11 Coils Iron Hoops and wire

"Company, in substitution for. 185. Cases Bleaching powder "and to the exclusion of, all the "existing Articles thereof."

and

A Quantity of Household Furni- AND NOTICE is hereby also given ture, Sample goods, and mis- that in the event of the above cellaneous Goods etc., etc. recovered.

Terms: Cash on Delivery. mentioned Resolutions being con- Some idea of the swiftness firmed as Special Resolutions the!

LAMMERT BROS.,' with which this rescue was con- Transfer Books of the Company

Auctioneers, ducted can be gained from the will be CLOSED from the 9th

Hong Kong, 23rd June, 1933. fact that the doctor got his call at his surgery at 11.80 a.m. and the youngster was in the mur-i sing home at 12.05 p.m.

26+ MANCHUKUO TRADE venom away took

WITH AMERICA.

Rapid Increase Felt Likely.

Hainking. According to the statistical re- turns just published by the Depart

ment of Finance of Manchukuo, the amount of its exports to the

56

76%

83

284

30

22

34%

24%%

254

5,598,600.00 Internat.

Internat. Har.

3814

2,312,000.00

Internat. Har. (Pref.) 109+ internat. Tel. & Tel.

119%

10

18

Liggett &

& Myera "B"

30

92

Loew's

Inc.

21

21%

01/

22/

Branches and Agencies:-

2274

23%

RAY

544

53

Amoy

National City Bank

$24

Batavia

Penang

Facific Gas & Electric

20%

27

073

Bombay

Rangoon

Calcatta

|

Radio Corn

Pennsylvania Railway

27

28

Japan and of China.

9%

9

Canton

San Francisco

Seattle

Standard Oll

Sears Roebuck

30%

21%

36%

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO.),

Semarang Shanghai

40

112

53%

464

HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeb, Formosa.

Incorporated by Special Imperial

London

THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corner of Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central.

Charter, 1899,

Manila Melbourne Nagasaki New York Osaks Paris

Peiping

Salzon

Singapore Sourabaya

Tientsin Tokyo

Vancouver Yokohama

Correspondents in all principal cities Kong of the World.

Caval Bank is Formone. Bank-Roles Isroid &raengs saDUE'S...FOR 65,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Kobe, Op Karaba Mang Nani, Slackika. Tulaku, Trans, Talan, Teen, Toon, Heila nito. CHINA ---Shanghai, Hankow. Loney,

Below, Canico.

FORMOSA :-rom,

OTHERA ÉLong Leng

Singapore,

Bourabaya.

Every description of Banking and Fombor, Exchange business transacted. Loan grated on approved securities.

Safe Deposit Box To Let'

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

Bemarang, Batavia, BonƐny, Lamaton. Now Tork, Datron

LONDON BENEERS +

Barclays Bank, Ltd., Loyda Bazh, LA, Milind Bank, Eid Wasimlarar Bank, La.

The Bank has Correspondasie is all the principal Commercial Candame throughout the world.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

I MŁODEL.

1 De Faux Boat Caukel

Hong Kong, Deosenber $4, 198

Manage

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1888.

,

Capital (fully paid-up) Yer 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ......Yen. 119,760,000

Head Office: TOKOHAMA.

THE

Oll Co. of NJ. 34 Socony-Vacuum Corp... 11% Union Carbide & Carbon 38% Union Pacific ..... 1114 United States Steel... 524 Westinghouse E. & M.. 43

+ bid. • ex dividend.

The native who sucked the

a grave risk! An abrasion on his lip would have had fatal consequences for him.--Reuter.

POLICE RESERVE.

Orders for the Current

Week.

Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. 32+ United States during February this Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector General

year was exceeded only by that of of Police,

Life

General.

June, 1933, to the 16th June, 1933, both days inclusive.

. Dated the 3rd day of June, 1933. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.. General Agents.

TRIBAL MUSIC FOR RECORDS.

16 Mashona "Boys" Journey To Capetown.

"NOT NURSERY STUFF”

Cape Town.

British gramophones owners will

16

The amount of imports to Man- chukuo from the same source oc-

Saving Class.-The Life soon be listening to the tunes of 11%cupies the first place, superseded Saving Class for Water Drill will the Mashona tribesmen, rendered golden-voiced Mashona only by Japan and China, two of take place as usual to-morrow under by its nearest neighbours, the total; Sub Inspector R. J. Hunt. Police boys." They carne direct from from January to the end of March Launch will leave Blake Pier at their krnals in the pastoral lands of being 4,608,849 gold units or Hk. 15.80 hours sharp. It

FRANCE'S TRADE BALANCE Export Values Show Big Reduction

Paris.

an in-

is most

Tis. 5,530,618. At this rate, essential that all candidates should Southern Rhodesia to Cape Town, to specially to make records of their consideration make an effort to attend so as without taking into

to the end of the complete the course as early as pos-amazing tribal music. any increase. year, the grand total will amount'sible.

Chinese Company.

Commendation.

Contable R36

Mr. H. T. Tracy, a Young Englishman, who brought the boys to Cape Town for the

by Hon. I.G.P. for zeal, and alertness discs that are being shipped to in arresting a chinese male who was England, is full of praise for the sentenced to six weeks hard labour vocal and musical ability of his for being a suspected person under

native charges. the Summary Offences Ordinance.

Their music is not nursery Part II-Training Course.--All

"It is men's

to Hk. Tis, 2.200.000, thus con- The value of the imports into aiderably exceeding Hk. Tla 20,- France for the first two months of 000,000, the amount for the year the year were 5,204,000,000 francs 1930 prior to the Manchurian in-Ho Yiu-nam is highly commended production of the 54 delicate wax (about £60,000,000 at present rate cident:

Judging by the present tendency, of exchange) representing crease of 464,000,000 francs (about one cannot help foreseeing that the

the rapid increase. will continue. (£5,300,000) as compared with

Will Open Doors. same period last year.

The statistics mentioned above The value of the exports for the first two months was 3,049,000,000 represent only the direct importa- recruits will attend at the Chinese stuff" he says.

expected that the amount of im-15.30 pm. for instruction. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, franes (about £35,000,000) this be-tion from the United States. It.18 Company's Headquarters to-day at music, played and sung by men. It is as good as any folk music in ing a reduction of £24,000,000

Believe me, world... ports this year from America" to

Revolver Practice.A revolver the (about £6,000,000) as compared Manchukuo, whose doors are wide practice for the Chinese Company Mashona musicians can teach us a with the same period in 1932.- open, will leap to much higher will take place on Thursday, June thing or two." (Reuter.

figures # motorcars

Two of these Mashona numbers, and 8 at 5.30. p.m. at Kennedy Road: machinery which are imported by Range under Sub Inspector Hop-entitled "The Song of the Drums

will and The Frog Who Went to Only those detailed are included proving thereby the kins.

War," have. been lieard by way of Japan and other countries attend.

for potentiality of Manchukuo

Indian Company,

Reuter's Correspondent who in impressed by their

** intricate American goods.

Part II-Training Course.-Allharmonies, and rhythmic changes." fecruits of the Indian Company But the Mashona "boys " "can- YORKSHIRE TRIUMPH OVER residing in Kowloon will attend 3, not startle civilisation more than

Chi Woo Street, Kowloon to-morrow civilisation startles them.

Here are some of the things that at 5:30 pm for instruction.

•

INC.

Head Office:--65, Broadway. New York.

Capital

U.S.$3,000,000.00

.U.S.$1,718,979.67

Surplus U.S.$1,887,089.17 KING'S THEATRE

COMING SHORTLY!

u're My Qir!....

Eeserves

BRANCHESş---

Glangor Havan Hamber

Bombay Bremen

Branches and Agmeliu at;

Alemandria

Negaki

Tadon Låverpool

Batzrin

Nagoga

Empana

Unloadin

Newchwang

New York Osaka

Bombay

Caton

Calcutta

Dairem (Dalny)

Felping

Fangtien (Mukdeo) Rangoon

Hambarg

Kankow Harbin

Kong

Halaking KALID Karachi Kobe London

Los Angeles

Manda

Rio de Janeiro San Francisco

Bemarang

papore

Bydney Tiantain Tokyo Teingian

Calamba Giganlagen

Flame

Клетча

Mode Carla

Branches of American Express Com pany in Principal citise of United States of America and Canada. “

All classes of Commercial Banking

Transactions' undertakan,

Persona 3 ... Envestment

accounta

The Compažy· · offers · bo Travelers the use of itz (=Travalaru

-Interwet "allowed on Current Ac- Chaques") and Letters of Credit mud, in addition, the world-wide: SAETIONI

scanta,

Deposita received for fred periods of its thoroughly equipped, Travel De- er rates to be obtained an application.partment

EL MORL

Hong Kong, 11th March, 1981, "

E. W. DUGGAN, T

HOWAR HUGHES

SCARFACE

KIN DVORAK

LANCASHIRE

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TABLE TO DATE.

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20ddlesex Notte Gloucester Burrey, Northants Somerset

Glamorgan Worcester

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All recruita of the Indian Com-lave impressed them since arriv pany residing in Hong Kong will ing here from their Rhodesian attend Chinese Company's Head-

The "big wagon which smokes quarters, 17, Queen's Road Central, on Thursday, June 8 at 5.30 p.m. for the train. Instruction.

Flying Squad.

The huge buildings-they decided that they must be mountains in which the white people had "burrowed "their homes

Referenca Police Reserve Orders The docks and the mail: steamer. 7.70000 105 published on May 22, 1938 Lance One old fellow, when he saw that 8.5.0 2.10 88 Sergeant R486 B. A. Starling's re- the ship was a thing apart and 6410 10 62 aiguation is effective as from April actually floated, whispered in 'awe,

1100 12, 1988 and not May 16, as pre- Wint--all that?"

The sea. They were taken to 1 38000 48viously stated.

Mobile Patrol-Amobile patrol watch the breakers at Bea Point..! 036 for the Emergency Unit Reserve El web!" they cried in astonish- 32 will take place on Friday, June 9 at ment. They did not believe it was 8.30 p.m. Members will fall in at true. Like the farmer seeing a No. 2 Police Station at that time. giraffe for the first time, they de folared there was no such thing; ! | Didis optional

(Bgd.) D. L., KING, Never before hád they goɑn so

DEP, (R), Imuch water all in one piece. Hong Kong, Tuesday June 8, 1988, Rautar

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