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BANKS

--HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. -

Luthorland Capit

Isroad and Paliy Palá-up here on

Bowers Panda 1-

Werling man

£ 4.800.000 $18.000.000

*Herre Idability of Propelavors ........... $35,200,200

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

r. E. Forca, Boj.

T. I, R. Shan, Esq.

1 Viskin. Eat.

on, Mr. J. J. Fahrstn.

Compton, Kej 1. L. Plommar, Rog

Un Mr. C.0.8. Mackin.

AMOT

BANGKOK

FATAVES BOYBAY

CALOUTTA

CAITON

GELKTOO

DOLONBO

DAIERY

POOCHOW

HAIPHONG

X. Kurphy, Eng.

Acting Chiel Manager.

BRANCHES-

LONDON

LIONE

MALACCA HANTLA

MUAR (Johor)

NOIDEN

NEW YORK

PEIPINO PERANG RANGOON

RAIGON

HAIPHONG HAMBURG BLANKOW

HAYRIN

OU TO:0

ILOILO

1POR

KARACHI

KLANG

- KOB

Foreign

XEDAK

KRW YORK

PELFING (Poking)

PENANG BANGOON BAIGON

SEMARANG BEREVBAN

BILANGHAI SINGAPORE

SITIAWAN

BOURABAYA

TAIPING

TIEXTEIN

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANG &

and Exchange

Paid-up Capital

..£3,000,000

Reserve Fund

.£3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

On London--

prietors

£3,000,000

*

T.T.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS :—

Agrades and Branches:

On demand

ALOR STAR

AMBITRAR. BANGKOK BATAVIA

4 months' sight

1/44

KUCHING

Credits

4 months'

MADRAS

KAKELA

Depty Chairmen.

J. K. Bordialik. Key.

5. 11. Dodwell, Kaq.

sight

1/5/

BOMBAY

CALOUTTA

CANTON

DAWKZORE

OZBU

DOTAMBO

On New York-

On demand

20 Utilities 30% Nom.

Credits 60 days'

aight

NOM

On Paris-

On demand Credits 4 aight

597

months'

Air Reduction

637

Allied Chemical

TOKOKAK (Ekohot

On India-

American Can. ****

TEINGRAD

T.T.

92

American Smelting

ICALA LUMPUS

On demand

92

92 23 Dye .12941334 95% 93 36% 37 American Tel Tel .129% 191%

904 American Tobacco "B"

General

On Shanghai-

On demand

110

American Waterworks. 37% Anaconda Copper Mining 18

39%

On Kobe

On demand

1101/

Auburn Bendis

Aviation

19

19

3844

2014

On Manila-

Canadian Paciác

нап

On demand

61 Nom.

18 90%

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

On Singapore--

Caterpillar Co.

95%

244

On demand

593

Chrysler Motors

On Batavia---

On demand

39%

Curtiss Wright

On demand

59

DuPontde Nemours

591⁄2

80%

Eastman Kodak

84

85

On Bangkok-

Electric Auto-lite Co...

24

954

On demand

134

Electric Bond & Share. 35

Sovereigns bank buy-

Electric Power & Light 12%

ing rate

1/544

General Foods

General Electric

24

37

Bar silvr per oz.

18 9/10

General Motors

31

Gillette Safety

1474

244

254

Nom.

405

42%

116

8414

94

24%

26%

27%

35+

58

National Dairy Pro.

24

24

354

20

2234

Pacific Gas & Electric

28

29

Packard Motors

EXCHANGES.

THE CHINA MAIL

and

Commerce

Finance

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

Kong

1/496 1/4

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. Quotations.

TUESDAY, JULY 1933.

BALCONY COLLAPSE Hollywood's Fear Of

RECALLED

Coroner's Inquiry Continued.

OWNER'S EVIDENCE

Kidnappers

Thousands Of Dollars Spent On Protection.

INVISIBLE RAY USED.

с

Hollywood.

UNION ASSURANCE

SOCIETY, LTD.

"Directors' Report

FIRE DEPARTMENT'S £35,000 PROFIT.

The black shadow of the kid- Society, Limited, London held on

Further evidence was yesterday recorded at the Coroner's inquiry into the deaths of Jessie Honson,! aged 11, and Cheng Hal an amah,| who were fatally injured when the New York. Yesterday.

balcony at No. 15 Yuk Sau Street napper's hand extracts thousands of A profit of £35,000 by the Fire Dow Jones Averages.

Last. Today's Changes collapsed on the night of June 3. dollars from film celebrities every Department, was shown in the Directors' report for 1932, sub- Aver. Aver 30 Industrials 100.92 103.77 2.85 up throwing several people into the year.

It would be impossible to estimate mitted at the Ordinary General 53.38 3.60 up 49.78 120 Ralls

Meeting of the Union 34.93 36.45 1.52 up street below. Mr. W. Schofield con-

what it cost Hollywood to guard its May 5, 1933. The Directors recom- 88.40 86.74 34 up ducted the inquiry. Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Report:

The special jury empanelled con- children. But guard them it must, meaded payment of a divident of Business Done: 6,720,000 shares.

Last To-day'sisted of Messrs. R. A. Rodgers for the scores of threatening letters £115,000. Price Prics

(foreman), Colbourne Liitle and Li received by movie stare every year may be from men who mean busi-

The Net Premiums for 1932 Koon-chun.

amounted to. £912,673 66, 20.; the Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., instructness, and not from cranks.

Those atars who have children Claims paid outstanding amounted ed by Messrs. Woo and Nash, ap- peared for the contractors, Messrs.

140 Bonds

Borden Co.

Case

Chase National Bank

Assurance

The report is as follows:-

Fire Department

From the profits of this Depart- Wing Tak & Co., Mr. H. J. Arm- pay a great deal for security, al- to £461,516 118. 7d. 18 strong for the architect. Mr. A. J. though few will admit as freely as 18

carried to Profit and Loss, leaving 69% Lane, and Mr. M. K. Lo, for the does Marlene Dietrich that their ment the sum of £35,000 has been

owner of the house, Mr. Kwok wal-

are constantly guarded the Fire Insurance Fund at £1,292,-

472 0s. 2d

384 bearing, stated

homes

Consolidated Gas of NY. 34 $142,000 for the houses in nine in-dren would be kidnapped unless Claims paid

Inc.

The only witness called was Mr.Jagainst kidnappers.

Accident Department Nearly every Important player 254 Kwok Wai-sam, who in continuation]

The Net Premiums for 1982 29+ 30% of his evidence at the previous ceived threats that his or her chil-

that he paid who is a father or a mather has re-amounted to £538,676 131. 7d.; the and outstanding 60% 59% stalments, the final one being paid large sums of money are paid. Many amounted to £255.638 46. 8d.

of thsee, police say, are written by

From the profits of this Depart- 32% in June, 1982.

Questioned by Mr. Lo, witness cranks, but some come from would- ment the sum of £22,328 13s. 6d. 25 said be employed Mr. Tong Kwong-be-kidnappers. Usually such notices has been carried to Profit and Loss, 37%

to the police, without leaving the Accident Insurance 13% hing to draw up the plaus for the are given 25% building. The land was bought at publicity, and three is no reord of Fund at £420,386 14s. id.

plans for the building.

Profit And Loss

The Directors recommend pay-

38

May 5, money ever having been paid. public auction held on

Not long ago Norma Shearer re- 15% 1930, which was attended by wit-

ness himalef and Mr. Tong. After vealed that she just received an- the acquistia of the site, Mr. Tong other kidnap threat. She said that ment of a dividend of £115,000.

The following Directors: The took two months to prepare the night and day guard is maintained

Hon. Lord Stanmore, P.C., over Irving Thalberg, Jr, her son Rt.

Harold 12oyd's estate is not only K.C.V.O, Mr. Robert Armitage, When witness employed two fore- men during the construction of the well-fenced but well-guarded, so that Mr. Sidney Mortimer, Mr. Joseph building, he did not consult his his three children can play in safety. Powell, Mr. E. V. Reid and Mr. architect. His abject in employing In addition to his regular watch-Allen Woodroffe, retire from Office them was to find out if there was man, Lloyd employs several gar-and, being eligible, offer themsel anything wrong with the sand or deners and other labourers who inves for re-election.

5%

574

Pennsylvania Rly.

53%

36

cement.

9%

10%

40%

emergency could double Mr. Lo. During the course of the guards.

Miss. Dietrich admitted recently look to the 43% building, did you

AT

FILM

Auditors

The Auditors, Messrs. Saffery,

27

Standard Gas

18%

*20

Oil Co. of New

38%

40.

Witness-Yes.

Texas Corpn. Trans-America

Socony-Vacuum Corpn.

14

14%

24%

8 7%

HAMBURG

MORN

HARDIN

HONGXIT ILOILO пон

JOHOR

KOBE

KOWLOOK

KUALA LUMPUX

SAN FRAKCIBOQ

RHANOPAI

BINGAPOR

BOGEL BATA

BUNGXI PATAM

TIERTSIN

TOXYD

Ou-Tent Accecie opened in Local Cortinay sal Fized Deposite received for en un

shorter period la Local Curranty 184 Bečaj an forma višek will be quoted in application. Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1933.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

the Southern of the shore Bank la soudurend By the HOKO KOKO AND THANGHAI BAWX- LTE CORPOLITION. Hals may be obtained

FOR THE HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAJ ALAKING CORPORATION.

LK. MUHPAY,

Acting Chist Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1983.

SAFETY FIRST !

To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries, Deposit them in a Vault that is 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 Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own uso at a very moder- ate Rental

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

Banking business transacted.

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

A. BREARLEY,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 17th November, 1982.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. on Saigon

Established 1912.

Head Oes-Hong Kong.

Letharleed Capital (H.X. Currency)...$12,000,000

292-05 Capital mamma

Savory Fund 1,139,00

ABANCHIES

Carlos, Bangbal, Hankow, Baugha

sod San Francisco.

LONDON BAKZZES 1—

The Lloyd's Book, Idmised

CORRESPONDENTS

En wil principal aim of the World. Farsign Exchangs and banking budem of STRY cription treated.

Bala Depot Bons (Tano sinen) si a prady rental of trom $5 to $40.

LOOK POONG BHAN,

Chief Manager,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Head Offer: Hong Kong. No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central Established: 1918.

Bar Silver in Hong

Copper Cash

Copper Cents

Rate of Native In-

terest

Nominal

1% prem.

32% P-8- 31% dis.

Chinese Sub. Coin Hong Kong Seh. Coin par.

SILVER EXPORTS SOAR IN MAY AS U.S. JUMPS GOLD Trade Returns Disclose $48,547,696 Exported; $42,775,394 Sent U.S.

.... $10,000,000,00

The total value of silver exported Authorised Capital

5,538,600,00 Paid-up Capital ......

through Shanghai for countries Roserve and Undivided

Fronts

2,312,000.00 abroad in May was out of all pro- portion to the amounts shipped in March and April of this year, ac- cording to atatistics apearing in the Shanghai mouthly returns of for- Jeign trade.

Branches and Agencies:—

Amor

Batavia Bombay Calcutta Canton Haiphong

Hankow Bondialu додом Kobe Kowloon

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Ko

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Talpek, Formos Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1899.

Coral Bank la Formon. Bank-Holestansted Aviengu soncuzi ...Ion. $8,000,000 BEANCHES AKU AGZECIES: JAPAN-Tokyo, Zekohasus, Kobe, Quala PORMOSA -

Makong Nanie, Skokles, Tricks, Taken Thani, Toon, Helio Paisa Below, DastOR.

DHIBA, Hanks, Amor, Fonchow, OTHERS Hong Kong Bagsport, Boring

Bearung Belavia, Bombay, Lamdan, Xav Tak, Dale.

LONDON BANKERS/

Barclays Bank Ltd. Liople Bank, Idd, Midland Bank, Tad, Wanderer Boak, Led.

The Bank ban Correspondente in all the pelasipal Comerol Certene throughout the world. L. ZAGUBA,

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4, De Van Hool Conkai.

Bong Long, Deansber 3, 2981.

King

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1858,

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

Yan. 119,750,000

Hand Ollies>~YOKOBAMA. Beaches und Agencies atı

BonDay

Calentia

Dairen (Dalny)

Nagasak

Nagora Newchwang

New York Osaka

Zangtien (Muides) Rangoon

Hamburg

Hanbow

Hong Loan

Henginia

Hrinking

KALIDAD Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angelos

Rio de Janeiro. San Francisco Beattle

Bemarang

Bingapore Eperabaya Bydney Tintain Tekys

Tatartan

London Manila Melbourne Nagasaki

New York Osaka Parit

Pelping

Penang

Rangoon Saigon San Francisco Seattle

Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Swelow Sydney Talhoku Tientsin Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama

Correspondents in all principal cities

of the World.

Gold Dust

Internat. Harvester

Internat. Har. (Pre) Internat. Tel & Tel Liggett

& Myers "B" Ine Loew's Int. Manico

Montgomery

Ward

National Biscuit

National City Bank

Otis Elevator

Radio Corps. Sears Roebuck Standard Brands

Standard

23

Union Carbide & Carbon 42%

.121 Union Pacific

27% architect for the soundness and that she employed five men, two for Sons & Company, Chartered Ac- daytime, two for night and one to countants, Mr. A. Doods Fairbairn, stability of the building?

Watch her eight-year-old daughter C.A., and Mr. Charles E. Fletcher, Messrs. Saffery,

Did your foreman have anything during her waking hours. Miss F.C.A., retire. 20% to do with the structural stability Dietrich has had several threatening Sons & Co., being eligible, offer letters, one a short time ago. The themselves for re-appointment. Mr. of the building?--No. 4374

Could the foremen read plans or last one caused her to declare that A. Dodds Fairbairn and Mr. Char- 131%

when she leaves here for a vacation les E. Fletcher do not offer them- United Air & Transport 35% 37% not?-No.

12 134

Were plans supplied to them?-jin Germany, she will do so quietly selves for re-appointment. United Corpn.

59

so that none may know. No. United States Steel Westinghouse E. & M. - 471⁄4

62% 50

PLANE DISASTER

IN LAKE.

Men's Sacrifice Saves Woman's Life.

30 HOURS ON TINY RAFT.

Chicago.

What had they to do?-They had;

At least two large Hollywood BANDIT GANG LED

to see only iron and cement were estates are equipped with mechani- used, that the sand was not mixed cal devices which would Immediately of kidnappers or night with earth, and that the stones used warn

prowlers. Rays from photo-electric were of the proper size.

every portion of the Mr. Lo.-There was another col-cells cover

one of the invisible' lapse in the same street when your grounds. If house was being built?-Yes. The rays is broken by a person walking through it, flood lights immediately balcony collapsed.

BY WOMAN. Rich Moslem Harems Robbed.

.

+

WORE MEN'S CLOTHES,

Belgrade.

From $1,516,103 worth of silver exported abroad in March, the figures jumped to $48,547,696 in May. This latter figure included

Did you have any conversation illuminate every portion of the 3,444,326 worth of silver bars valued

A gang of thieves who terrorised with Mr. Tong about this? Yes, I houses and surroundings areas.

When Gloria Swanson's children at $4,414,096 but did not include

told him that some balconies had col bank notes with a face value of

Japsed in the same street, and said were here, their chauffeur was their the whole of the Teslitch district of 40,000 Hong Kong dollars. The value of silver shipped in April was The story of a losing struggle that I hoped my own houses would guard. Many players, who cannot Bosnia was recently rounded up by me that afford full-time watchmen, obtain the Banja Luka police. To their found that the put up by three men to save their be safe. Mr. Tong told $9,466,097.

lives on Lake Michigan, following nothing so unsafe would happen to gun permits for their chauffeurs surprise. it was

Ann Harding's bill-top home, al-leader of the gang was àn aeroplane accident, was related his work.

most inaccessible except at one Hasanitch, a 30-year-old woman! And you were reassured?-Yes.

Hafiza, who was the most capable The hearing was adjourned untill point is well-guarded for the sake of

young Jane Bannister, the star's and active member of the band. daughter. Many homes, like that of used to spy out the land and enter, Burglar alarms on every door and ters of rich Moslem houses. When Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, have by various excuses, the harem quar

window-Reuter.

Little Gold Exported.

While silver shipments soared,

the value of gold that went abroad by the sole survivor, Mrs. Charles was not so much in advance of the Rennie, who was brought ashore in

In May the safety after being for over 30 this afternoon.

hours on a tiny raft.

Every description of Banking, and preceding months. Exchange business transacted. Loans value of gold exported amounted to grated on approved securities.

Safe Deposit Box To Let

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Managet.

THE

INC.

and

3,300,000 gold units as compared to aged only 29, James Gillette, the

The victims were her husband, WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE 2,572,500 gold units in March

Gold Nations Resolute pilot and owner of the 'plane and 2,023,767 gold units in April.

Peter Keller, the mechanic. The reason for the big difference

Mrs. Bennie recounts that when

in the value of silver exported in the pilot was trying to bring down May as compared to the previous the machine on the lake during a months is now well known sluce blinding fog he came

down too with AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, 1 May the value of silver sent to terrific force.

America went off the gold standard. rapidly and hit the water

America amounted to $42,775,894.

The plane seemed to rip apart Other countries, which received all-and then began a fierce struggle ver in

May were Great Britain, for self-preservation. The men $121,635; Hong Kong $4,131,833; started to make a Faft as the plane (Continued at foot of next Column) began to sink. They rigged up a pillow and a gasoline tank and as the plane sank they placed her on the fragile raft and held to the Isides themselves.

Head Offs:--85, 'Broadway. New York.

Capital Surplus Reserves

.U.8.$6,000,000,00 .U.S.$1,867,089.17 .U.£$1,718,979.67

BRANCHES----

Kaplan

ww

“Ciela

Falping

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

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions, undertaken.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

Reorganised October 26, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov- ernment as an,

2

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

Subscribed Capital

As the cold water numbed

their bodies they finally began. alipping into the water one by, one, not saying a word. The raft was too light to hold all four of them

The woman when picked up was hysterical and badly sunburnt but $25,000,000.00 otherwise seemed little the worse $24,710,200.00 for her awful experience-Reuter. ...$ 8,820,505.32

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI

Paid-Up Capital Reserve Funda

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4 Queen's Road Central.

Japan $118,852; Straits, Settlements and F.MS, $1,405,482. The only country to get any gold from China in May was Great Britain to which 8,300,000 gold units were exported.

The value of silver imports in commercial.centres of the May amounted to $2,783,155 as com- world, we are able to extend to our pared to $8,166,710 in March and The Company offers to intending clients special facilities for domestic $6,287,817 in April. The imports in Trævalers the use of its "Travelers and foreign banking and exchanges.

Owing to our numerous branches in Personal Investment account China and large connections in the im

portant handled.

- Cheques and Letters of Credit and We also handle the issue of Bonds May Included 215,573 ounces of

Continued from Page 1).

.

the world and of credit, and for the safeguarding of social progress in their respective countries, and confirm their in- tent to maintain the free func- tioning of the gold standard in their respective countries at existing gold parities and with...

Hafiza

she had discovered an easy way of entrance and the place where the Jewels of the women were kept, she would collect her band, change into men's attire, and lead them to the spoils.

in the framework of existing monetary laws. They ask

When caught, Hafiza was wearing their central banks to keep in

a suit of rough male clothes, but close touch to give maximum underneath these, she had the finest efficacy to this declaration." of allk underwear and a £300 neck- The declaration is signed by the lace of pearls, taken from the house delegates of Italy, France, Belgium, of a wealthy Moslem. the Netherlands, Poland and Swit-

Hafiza has now been sentenced to zerland.--British Wireless Service. six months'. Imprisonment-Reuter.

SINCERE'S

SUMMER

SALE

PROCEEDING

NOW allowed on Current

In addition, the world-wide? Serviess and other Public Funds of the Chin-silver bars valued at $247,990,- and

of Jia thoroughly equipped Travel Desene Government both at home and broken silver coins valued at

Deposlis escadrad for fed periods

VALO to be abtained on app Beation. partmen

EL MOR

Hong Kong, Eith March, 1983.

abroad.":"RAT

SHOU 1, CHEN,131,734,044, but not including bank Manager, notes with a face value of Chinese LAW. DUGGAN,

Manager Hong Kong 5th March, 1931: $29,000 and Yen 270,000.