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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

More Capital

7

BOL,BOB.JO feed and Fully Paid-apa. 36,000,000 Leserve Pods --- **

Aurling OT TOTA

**** $10.000.

Bourra Liability-of Proprietors (a $3,800,00

UZAD OFFICE: HONG KONG

BOARD OF DIRECTORA |—

T. E. Pares. Esq.

Chairma

T. . . Shan. Eng.

Deputy Chalfo

J. K. Bousfield, Ky.

8. 11. Dodwell, Kaq. Son. Ms. J. 7. Pakarin. ⚫H Compton. Eng. *3. A. Pont, Reg.

Mr. C.G.A. Mackin.

MOT

MANOKOK SATAVIA 1011447

CALOUTTA CANTON CHEFOO DOLONDO

K. Murphy, Fq.

Acting Casel Manager

BRANCHES:-

LONDON

LIONE

MALACCA

MANILA

MUAR Flohraj

MURDER

NEW YORK

PEIPING

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

AKRITZIAR

BANGKOK BATAVIA BOURAT CALGUNTA CANTON CAWEFORE

COLOMBO

DEKHI

KLAIPHONG

BAMBUNG

JANKOW

HARRIK

HONG YONG

ILOILO

KARACH

ILANG

KONS

KUALA LUMPUN

MAKILAL

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PENANG KANGOON BAIGON SEXARAKO JEREMBAN

SITIAWAN

SOUZABATA

TAIPIRO

TIENTBIN

YOKOHAMA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

EXCHANGES.

Paid-up Capital

Raserrs, Fund

£5,000,000 £3,000,000

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

Reserve Liability of Pró-

On London-

prietors

£3,000,000

Τ. Τ.

1/6

- July 15, 1933.

Agencies and Branches:

On Demand

1/5

ALOR STAR

4 Month's Sight

1/5%

IDGETED

KADRAS

Credits 4 months'

STOCK

Bay-Sales Nom.

er

Sight

1/5.

On New York-

PEIPING (Pking!

On Demand

34 Nom.

Credits 60 days'

aight

NOM

On Paris-

HANGHAI

SINGAPORE

On Demand

605

Credits 4 months'

B

Ch

Signt

645

Bank of East Asia...$101

TONGKAH (Bkubony

On ladia-

THIROTAO:

T. T.

94

Amer. O. Fis, C.M.S Ch. Fin. Cor. D. 5.$

ZAMBOANGA

On Demand

94

***

DATBEN

POSCEDW

BLAIPHONG

HANDURO

BARDIN

HNKOW

WOKOLEW

ILOILO

PENANG BAKOOON

GAITION

RAN FRIKOzson

KRAKOCAI

RINGAPORE

NOURABATA

SUNGEI PATâ pí

КРОН

Голова

KORK

KOWLOOK

KUALA LUMPUR

TIENTRIN

TOKYO

ΤΕΙΝΩΤΙΟ

TOKOHAMA

Foreign Exchange and General On Shanghai-

Banking business transseted..

Current Acsoonta opened and Fix-On Kobe-

ed Deposits received for one year or On Demand shorter periods at rates which will be On Manila- quoted on application.

A. BREARLEY,

On Demand

110

11234

1540

China Underwriters $

9.40

On Demand

67% Nom.

China Fire Ins.

1505

On Singapore-

Manager.

Hong Kong, 17th November, 1932.

On Demand

60%

H.K. Fire Ins......5262 International Asses 5.8

---

... $4

On Batavia-

On Demand

Shipping

59%

On Demand

On Bangkok -

On Demand

ing Rate

Ahola epana in Local Currency

and Wired Paonelte vergivad for one year, te

un parinte la Long] Carreary and Markina

- Karma klek will be quoted in sopILEPTIDE. Hong Kong. 22nd May. 1838.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

** Prolog of the avera Bant la soodust

• RORO KONG AND SHANGHAI BAKE- *- DORPORATION Ex may be pikatund

YOR THE HONGKONG AND SHAMẦMẤT

CORPORATION

•

1. N. MURPHY, Acting Chilof Manager. Bong Kong, 24th April, 1933.

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- structed to provide all of these Im- parlant Qualities.

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

Inspection Cordially Invited.

THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. On Saigon

Retablished 1912.

Head Office:—Hong Kong

Authoriseų, Osplisi (EE. Curwozy) .. $11,000,006 1.866,000 Kameră Fand a 1,18,000

ERLACHES —

Comi Bhanghal, Baak, Bangkok Copper Cash

and tas Francisca.

LONDON BANKERA :--

The Lloyd's Bank, Limited, CORRESPONDENTS

În sii prindășal stier of the World.

Felgi Exchange and banking budinem of arwy description transacted.

Sala Deporis Bokse (various size) at a yearly

ranial of fenen. Și ke Sil

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

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

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Proits

Copper Cents

Rate of Native In-

terest ....

3% pa. Chinese Sub. Coin 3134% dis. Hong Kong Seb. Coln par.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

READ OFFICE:

14. Gracechurch Street, Londen, 8.0.3

Authorised Capital...£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital

Benguet Explorations $ ...

Decks, Wharvas, Godowns, &c.

H.K. & K. Wharvest. B.K. & W. Docks $

Aking My

S. Ch. Moton (8) $[ -2.

199

[16]

(10

***

***

18

Ch. Providents (old) $3.85

8.90

(Dew) $1.40

1.48

Hongkew ..........5.$

349

1,800,000

1,050,000

Reserve Fund & Rest

1,246,735

N. Engineerings...5.$ Shanghai Docka...5.5 |

$28%. Constructions

150

buyers at 75 cents..

BANIERS:

The Bank of Fogland & Midland

Back, Idi

HANCRES

Ipoù

Kandy

Karecid

Calorabo Deiti AL

Kota Bharu Kusta Lipis

(M Iangos

Kuala Lumpur Bhangbal

Hours

Euantan (Palang) – Bizla Madras

Singapor

$10,000,000.00

6,588,600.00 Bangkok 2,312,000.00 Calestra

Bonny

Гевал

Douglass

601⁄2

H.K. Steamboat.....$

18

indo-China (Pecf}..3] (0

180

131

(Del.)...$

Sovereigns bank buy-

Shells (Bearer)...$/·|

Bar Silver per oz.. Bar Silver in Kong

Kong

1/5.% .18.11/16

Union Waterboats ...$

Mining

Nom. Nominal

Benguets

Kailan Mining Ad, tf.] ene

326

1% orem.

Langkatı (Single) S. ...

s

S'hai Explorations 5.$

Loan.$.$...

$6.40

Raube

110)

Venezuela G. Fields $

New York

Fors Locks

HONG KONG BRANCHL

Lande, Hotel & Buildings.

H.K. & S. Bowls....$7.30

H.K. Landi .........$34 Shanghai Lands 5.3]- M'politan Lands S.$... Humphreys

H.K. Realties......$ Asia Realties "A" S$

י

"B" S $ Kvary Javorption of Banking sná Exchange bul Chinese Fatates.....$ Travailure Chaqune intend.

China Realie ....S.$}

Trustee and Executorships ander China Debentures 5.$... taken.

Branches and Agencies:-

Amoy

Peiping

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

Batavia

Penang

Bombay

Rangood

Calcutta

Saigon

Canton

Haiphong

San Francisco Seattle

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Robe

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

Hankow Honolule

J. B. ROSS.

SWATOW

Manila

Sydney

Manage

7. Quson's Road Central.

Melbourne Nagaasid

Taiboku

Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1933.

Tientsin

Tokyo

Vancouver Yokohama

INTEREST allowað Current counia and Flaad Deposit at Below that may be ascertal bed ou application.

Colton Mill

Ewo Couton.....5.5. Shanghai Cotton 6.8] Zoong Sings.5.$

7.90

14

A

Public Utilities-Trams showed |some improvement and were

Cologne.. negotiated at as high $28.00. Star woman shopkeeper in a Ferries were enquired for at $944, Rhineland town deposited the Electrics were dealt in at $7334. 'day's taking, in her dustbin, in- China Lights came to business tending to pay them in to the at $12.90/18/16.

bank when it opened next day. Miscellaneous. Cements (comb.) Morning came, and the ser- changed hands at $64/40. Dairy vant, oblivious to the fact that Farms continued in demand at the dustbin had become a "safe" (new) had for a time, placed it on the nave

iment to await the dustman.

In due course the dustman

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange emptied the dustbin's contents Weekly Report issued yesterday at into his cart and proceeded on

This way, 3.15 pm.

Due to the rise in exchange, į Not long afterwards the fluctuations in Banks and Unions shopkeeper discovered what had in the latter part of the week have happened and she and the maid 8.10 been rather wide, the former after started a frantic search of the

touching $1,835 fell back to $1,790, įtown for the cart with its preci or probably lower, and the latter, ous cargo.

14

20

107

13

197

$14.90

109

after $570 declining to $540, In Eventually they found it and the case of Banks, they were ad- recovered all the money with the versely affected not only by the exception of three marks. rise in exchange, but also by a Reuter.

drop of £2 in the London rate,

On the other hand, most of the utilities, as also Hong Kong Lands, 14 have been very firm in the period

under review,

Wing On Textile 5.5.

01

Public Utilitimp.

Telephones and

WEATHER FORECAST

Showery and cloudy weather, with moderate south-west winds is the Hong Kong Trams making sub-weather forecast issued by the Royal

stantial advancca.

The market of the lower-priced.

Observaatory this morning.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

Paris Montreal Geneva Milan

85 5.01

17.222

62.15/16

19.40 39.16/16

547%

New York

4.78 23.90%

Stockholm Mardid Belgrade

Brussels Amsterdam

Berlin

8.26/2

13.972

Copenhagen

22.40

Oslo Vienna Prague Helsingfors

19.90

30 Nom,

1124

22612

Lisbon Athens Bie

110

585

4 Official

42 Official

Buenos Aires

Montevideo

Bucharest

Bombay Shanghai

Hong Kong Yokohama Silver Spot

& Forward

Warloan

84 Nom.

565

1/6 5/64 (?)

1/3.9/16

1/5.% 1/3.

18.11/16

18.13/16

34% 98%

-British Wireless Service.

15

Cotton Mills.-EwOB quiet and could probably be had at $15.10.

remained i

THE CHINA MAIL.

Commerce and

Finance

SHARE MARKET.

Weekly Reports by Brokers.

Hong Kong, July' 14. Mr. G. A. Harriman's weekly

Issued at noon states:-

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE are report and market review Opening Daily Official Q'tions,

Banks

H.K. Bank.........

(Lon. Reg.) L Chartered Bank.....

Mercantile Bk., ABL...

P. 5.$

Insurances

Canton Ins...........$300

Union In.............$580

S

[1790

+

*****

!!

:::::

10

aa,

5.00

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1983

GENERAL NOTICES.

FASTING AS CURE

*FOR DISEASE

Doctor's Resolution Ať

Scottish Conference.

LIVERPOOL GIRL'S FEAT

London.

A 21-year-old Liverpool girl is feat of endurance. nearing the end of a remarkable

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORTATION

r.

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED- that an Interim Dividend of £3 per Share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 80th June,' 1933, at rate of 1⁄2 per Dollar.

THE DIVIDEND will be payable on and after TUESDAY, 8th

Trading on the whole was some- what quiet throughout the week under review, the speculative sec- She has fasted for 44 days. tion, in particular, displayed an Living in a glass cabinet fur- AUGUST, 1938, at the offices of the Shareholders easier tendency and rates generally nished" with a bed, an armchair Corporation, where

and an electric fan, she is at are requested to apply for War- were inclined to give way. In the tempting to set up a fasting re-rants. investment section, however, there cord of 45 days. If she succeeds. THE REGISTER OF SHARES of,

the Corporation will be closed from

was a fair amount of business done she will win £100.

in Trams and Telephones at slightly During her fast, she has lost MONDAY 24th, JULY to SATUR- improved rates. The sterling 42 lbs.

DAY, 5th AUGUST (both days in- counters opened quite steady but Meanwhile, fasting is being clusive) during which period no subsequently eased off a bit on ac-urged as a cure for disease by transfer of abares can be register- [count of the rise in Exchange. famous doctors of Harley Street. ed.

Banks-Hong Kong Banks came Glasgow and Edinburgh.

to business at $1,800/35, closing At a conference in Scotland easier with shares obtained at this week, they passed a resolu- $1,790, Bank of East Asias con- tion recommending that special tinued in request at $101 but with departments be set up in public out response.

institutions for fasting cures.

Incidentally, the menu at A

Insurances.-Canton Fires

were

enquired for a $300.00. Unions dinner which followed the con- changed hands at 3545/60 closing ference was:-

in demand at $540.

Docks, Wharves & Godowns.- Wharves were quiet with sellers at $129. Providenta (old) had en quiries at $3.85, business having 33.66been transacted at $3.90, the hewi snares being dealt in at $1.45.

Hotels & Real Estate.-Hotels 921 ocpned with buyers at $7.50, but 65 leased off slightly towards the close

with enquiries at $7.30, shares hav ing changed hands at $7.35/55. Hong Kong Lands were a bit firmer and were wanted at $77. Hong Hong Kong Realties after having been put through at $8, closed with sellers at $8.05.

||15

Creme de Soupé Celeris Filet de Sole Meuniere Poulet Roti au Lard Salade de Saison Petits Pols Pommes Chateau Pommes Nature Tarte aux Pommes Charlotte Russe Fromages

Cafe, Cigarettes, Cigars,

Lady

Reuter.

By Order of The Board of Directors

L. N. MURPHY. Acting Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 11th July, 1983.

INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY OF SCHENECTADY, USA.

M

【ESSRS. ANDERSON · MEYER & CO., LIMITED, Agents for the General Electric Co. have.

undersigned Local appointed, the Distributors for their Radio Sec- tion.

Stock of Receiving Sets, Latest Models, just Lended. Demonstra-

DUSTBIN USED AS tion during Broadcasting hours.

RUDOLF WOLFF & KEW,

LIMITED,

54, Queen's Road Central.

BANK.

City Searched. For Valuable "Rubbish.”

98ria

READ OFFICE:-Taipek, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1899.

Ockend Bank in Formoss.

Baak-Notes immeð á vorngs moonas - Tea. $8,000 100 BRANORES AND AGENCIES:

JAPAN--Tokyo, Yokohama, Zobe, Quatr

PORMOSA ---Ölma,

Isaka, Kosinez.

Mokong Mando. Sklonkika, Tsioku, Tainan, Takao, Tamral, Town, Hale, fle

New York Ozaka Paris

Correspondente in all principal cities

the World.

Every description of Banking and Exchange · business transacted.” Loans

CHINA:- Shanghai, Backow, Imoy. Foodgrated on approved securities.

Benton, Canton

OTHERS-long Long,

Bingapor Boursinya,

Femernog, Belaria, Dombay, London. New York, Daten.

LONDON BANTERS,

Barclays Back, Ltd.. Lloyds Dank, Lad

Midland Bank, Li4., Westminster Bank, 144.

The Bank has torrespondente in all the principal Commercial Dentons throughout the world.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

L. NAGURA.

& De Tex Bood Central

+ Hong Kong, December 9, 1981,

Малари

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880,

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

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencias atr

Alamandria

Batz vis

Berta

Bombay

Calcutta

Caston Dairen (Dalny),

Safe Deposit Borse To Lẹt.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager,

THE

| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

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

Capital Surplus Reserves

.U.S.36,000,000,00 .U.S.$1,867,089.17 US$1,718,979,67

BRANCHES

Stamos

.Yen. 119,750,000]

Slangy Elave

HAR

Backa Eversan Bombay

Kaplan

Tach

Felpinx

Ecumen

Nagasaki

Nagora

Calusia

Like

Literpasl

Lagana

Botterdam

Cannes

New York

Osaks

54. Martin

NOWEDWARE

Feiping

Fengtien (Mukden) Rangoon

Hamburg

Sentile

·Rio de Jasełmn Ban Francisco Semarang Shanghai

Bhimonoseki

Mondeox

Bethul

Southampton

|

Tokohama

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

pany

All ties of Commercial Banking

Transactions undertaken.

Hankow

Burbin

Honolulu

Haicking

Kal-Yuen

Karachi Lobe London

Sydney

Bentein

bandlod.

Tokyo ***

Hlowed on

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

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

ILK. Teawaya ....$29.70| Teak Trams (old).

(new)......

Star Ferrics ...$

Yaumati Ferry.....$

China Lighu (old) $]

.

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

H.K. Electric BANK

Macao (Subscribed Capital ....$25,000,000.00

Paid-Up Capital

$24,710,200.00 Sandakan Lights....$ Reserve Funds

..$. 8,820,505.32 H.K. Tel.

China Buses... S'poreTractions())-

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central,

#

issues, however, has been irregular throughout the week, Cements specially having had to withstand

18

(new...$19.80

81.30

1955)

14

781

THE WEEK.

29

1305

Hong Kong Banka: $1,810, $1,826,

(81.40)

$1,835, $1,825.

111

Union Insurances: $5674, $570,

-$560, $545, $540,

11.

(P.X-

157-

$27.

Industriali.

Esubs: $10.

Owing to our numerous branches in Malabon Sugars .....$|| China and large connections in the im-Cald: Macg. 0. $$] | portant commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic Canton Is

P. 5$

4.80

Cementi (com.)......$62

(ouch)

and foreign banking and exchanger.

We also handle the issue of Bonda 13 and other Publle Funds of the Chin-

(new)... ese Government both at home and H.K. Ropes ....

SHOU I CHEN,

Manager. Hong Kong, 6th March, 103).

abroad.

EX-SOLDIER KILLED BY SHELL.

Stores, &c.

$28.85

Dairy Farms Watsone Der A. Winge Lane Crawford ..... Mackintosh

Sipates on Wm. Fowdia

Came Through Great Wing On (H.K.)

War Unscathed.

Miscellaneous.

H.K. Amusements... Prague. Ch, Entertainment...

'A Russian who served in the S, C, Enterprises

front line throughout the World United Theam S.F War and was never even slightly Macao" Greyhounds""

Personal investment accounts wounded has been killed by a Constructions (old)-char

Russian shell he found in A [field near his house.

B. Ind, G Bonds...$ The Company offers to intending

He was Peter Bartko, a Bus H.K. Govt, Loans.}% Travelers the use of its · "Traveleri Cheques and Letters of Credit and slan blacksmith. On finding Wallace Harpers &Co. In addition, the world-wide serviesi the shell in the field, he carried

Deponita zeewland, for fand periods of its thoroughly equipped Travel De- it home and threw it into the

rafas to be obtained on application. parimenti

Hong Kong, 11th March, 1999.

EW. DUGGAN,

Manaver

fire Its explosion killed him. and severely wounded three others-Reuter.

iii!

i

བྷབྷདྡྷ་་༢༡༢

considerable pressure of offerings Outstanding Bowling Feat By

for forward deliveries.

BUSINESS DONE DURING

Verity

(Continued from Page 1.)

Warwick collapsed sensational-

Benguet Consolidated: $29, $29, ly before Clark, the Northants

Providents (Old): $3.90.

Providents (New): $1.45. Hotels: $72, $7.65, $7.35. Hong Kong Lands: $77. Renities: $8, $8,05.

left-handed fast bowler who has now recovered from this strain- ed muscle, and an undefeated cen- tury by Timms stopped the home county from retrieving their for Itunes.

and Charlie

Wally Hammond Tramways: $22, $22.70, $22.80, Parker, stalwarts in the Gloucester

$22.90/$23, $22.80.

China Lights (Old): $13, 813.18.side for many years, were seen to Electrics: $7334

advantage against Notts at Bristol. Telephones: $31. $31.10. $314, The northern county suffered the |indignity of being forced to follow $31.25, $31.40. Cements (Combined): $64, $6.30, on...

$64. $6.20, $81⁄4, $6.80. Dairy Farms: $28.30, $28.35. Constructions (New): 80 centa. Govt, Loans: 4% Prem. 2.10 Shanghai Docks: Sh. $151.

CHANGES (3.15. P.M.) CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers.

185

18,99

Unions: $540. Star Ferries:. #947

Daffy Farma: $28-35,

Constructions" (New): 75 cents. Govt. Loans: 4% Premium,

Sellers, Yaumati Ferrica: $27.

Bales.

Union Insurances: $540, Benguet Consolidated :- $27. Providents' (New) : $145,' Tramwaya: $22.80. Cements (Combined) : $6.80. Constructions (New): 80 cents.

Centuries by Lee and Hendren proved of no avail against Glamor-: gan and the game at Swansea WAS abandoned as a draw. This was the only game in a programme ruined by rain that failed to produce a re- sult.

TO-DAY'S CRICKET.

The following is the programme of first-class cricket matches which will be commenced to-day: County Championship. Warwick v Gloucester

(at Edgbaston)} Somerset v Hampshire

(et' Bath) Kent v Surrey

(at Binckbeath) Yorkshire v Middlesex

(at Bradford) Derbyshire Sussex

(at Derby) (st Trent, Bridge) Worcester

(at Peterborough) Friendly,

Netts v Lancashire

Northants

Leicester v West Indies

(at Liccester)

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE.

Worcester almost forced a win against Kent, Gibbon's ́ (124), the Nawab of Pataudi (224 not out) and Nichol (109 not out) contri- Yorkshire buting to a total of 477 for 2, while Sussex

Warwick (Jackson," a medium fast bowler,

Essex forced Kent to follow on with 8 for:

Derbyshire 57 in a total of 147. Kent were 81 Larahire runs in arrears with half their alde Middlesex Lout when stumps mére drawn. "

Notta Somerset

E. F. Longrigg, the former Rugby Gloucester

School player, placed Somerset in a Northants good position against Surrey's 'de Surrey claration at 282 for 8; but the Glamorgan Hampshire visitors succeeded in taking the Worcester major points.

Leicester

Inas. No.

P. W, L. W. L. R. Pt.

15584- 14 1 110 218 2.6.1 0.128 8 23 5-1. 124:

7 612 0 118 14.40.107

102

6. 04. 0. (1024 10.: 08

20