BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI. BANKING CORPORATION.
Loned and Pully Paid-up ---- B1,208,000 Bore Fès --
£1,105,000 $18,000,0
Arling
Maserra dubility el Progelatorn—– 630,000,00 HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG
BOABL OF DIRECTORS :—
T. I Pourse, Lor. Chairman.
T. H. R. Khan, Ex.
Deputy ChairmED.
• Compleo. Kaq. Gan, Mr. G., Bickle.
Bo M, J. J. Paterson.
J. 4. Plummet, Beg.
Acting lite Hanager
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N. MURPHY,
Acting Chief Muanges. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1983.
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Deposit them in
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that is really: FIRE - PROOF BURGLAR - PROOF
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Corner of Ice House Street and - Des Voeux Road, Centre).
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formons, Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Girl Bank is Formosa, Bank-Boise leued &taengs amoubi ...Tau. 1%,QUG (706)
On and after August 15th, 1933, the rate of Interest on Special Current! Deposit will be at 2% pa. on daily balance and the rate for balance over $10,000 will be quoted on application, (Maximum rate-1).
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EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York, Yesterday Dow Jones Averages.
Last To-dar's Changes Aver. Aver.
30 Industriais 96.53 96.63 10 up
MONEY-LENDER'S. ACTION
Claim Succeeds On
Two Counts.
$2,513 DAMAGES. AND COSTS AWARDED
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1933.
VERSE MARRIAGES
IN US.
No Extra Cost For Rhymed Ritual.
JUDGE RULES IT LEGAL
Nelson, Nebraska.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned have received
Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
Marriage by rhyme is available SATURDAY, the 19th August 1913,
After four days the hearing of the action by Hazara Singh, registered here at no extra cost for those: money-lenders, who claimed $25,000 who shun prosaic ceremonies.
Celebrating the tenth anniver Two damages from Sawan, another re-
gistered money-lender, for alleged (sary of his own wedding, County- malicious prosecution and false im Judge Kiechel made public a prisonment, was concluded yesterday rhymed ritual and warranted it afternoon, when the Chief Justice, legal. He has used it in uniting 20 Rails 48.58 48.58 unchanged Mr. J. R. Wood awarded the plain-one couple and will read it over
.19 down tiff $2,000. general damages, and any bride and groom who wish. 20 Utilities .. $0.78 30.59 40 Bonds.... 87.98 87.92 06 down the defendant to pay the costs of the "My friends, marriage is a Mesara E. A Pierce & Co. Re- $513 special damages, and ordered sacred thing, a fair estate society
commends. Fort:-There was nothing indicat-trial
market.
Beserve Fund
Beserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£23,000,000 £3,000,000 On London--
T. T.
1/4%
£5,000,000
On Demand
1/45%
Agencies and Branches:
4 Months' Sight...
1/44
ALOR STAR
Credits 4
months'
AMRITSAR
ICCHING
MADRAS
Sight
1/5
On New York-
On Demand
PEIPINO (Pang!
Credits 60 days'
sight
.30% Nom.
NOM
On Parla
On Demand
576
Credita 4 months"
Sight
615
On India-
T. T.
TOKOKAN (Zhukov)
902
On Demand
9014
ZAMBOANGA
On Shanghal-.
General
On demand
110%
On Kobe
On Demand
112%
On Manila--
On Demand
60 Nom.
On Singapore...
On Demand
593
On Batavia-
On Demand
56
Un Saigon--
On Demand
572
On Bangkok-
On Demand .... 186 Sovereigns bank buy-
poor.
KABACHO
Foreign
TETRGIAO
TOKOHAMA
And Exchange
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix. ed Deposita reculved for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 17th November, 1932.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Ratahllabed 1912
Bead QGce-Hong Kong.
aushorived Capital (B.K. Curmory) „, $11.800.301- 4,655.00% Paid-Up Capital Losers Fund -
1.1,
BRANCHES : --
..1/5 ing Rate Bar Silver per oz... 1744 Bar Silver in Hong
Kong Copper Cash
Camion. Shanghai, Vankom. Bangkok Capper Cents
and Bus Fradle o
LONDON BAKERIS 1-
The Iloyd's Bank, Limited.
CORRESPONDENTS
is all princé, mě mline at the World.
Foreign Exchange and banking business of sary description tracasotad
Rais Deposit Boss (razinus sizes at a pourty rental of from 85 to $40.
LOOK POONG SHAŃ,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA. LTD.
Gead Offer: Bone Rong. No. 12, Des Voeux Road Central Established: 1918
Rate of Native In-
32% p.4. terest Chinese Sub. Coin... 32% dis Hong Kong Sch. Coin par.
RUMANIAN BANK. RATE LOWERED,
Bucharest.
The Rumanian National Bank lowered its discount rate from 7 to
6 per cent. on April 4.
THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL BANK LTD.
National Bank Building. 8A, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Authorised Capital .... $10,000,000.80) Paid-up Capital ......
5,598,600.00 Reserve a Undivided
Proits
8,312,000.00 Authorized Capital
Paid-up Capital
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:~~
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman.
Li Koon Chun, Esq.
P. K. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
Chan Ching Shek, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq.
Pun Hiu Cho, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tae Fong. Esq., Manager,
Correspondents in all principal cities of the World.
and
Every description of Banking Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved accurities. Safe Deposit Boxes To Lot
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager..
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Odor-65, Broadway.
New Yor
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, “Capital
LIMITED.
Established 1888.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Surplus Reserves
U.S.$6,000,000.00 .1.9.$1,867,089.17 „U.S.$1,718,079.87
BRANCHES Sain
México City
Yen. 119,750,000|
ABO
Olang
Bansbarg
Eleme Kidalberg
Pune Parlo... Pelping
Head Ofc-YOKOHAMA. -
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexxadria
Hatayiz.
Bertin
Bombay
Calcutta
Cestos
Dairen (Delay)
Nagassici Nagora Newchwang New York
PMCI Peipizz
Fangtion (Mukden) Rangoon Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin HEFOID
Kong
Botule
Hainking
Karachi
London...
Kobe
Los Angeles,
Bio de Janeiro San-Franciaco Beattle
Semarang Shanghal Salmonceald Bingapore
Boerabaya Bydney Tientain Toky
Lashes
1verpool
Lucerne
+
Macis. Charla
: Manile.
После
Thoraipa Vanes
Yokokonaa
Branches of American Express Coma- pany in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All sinases of Commercial Bankier Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounta
| handled. /
2.
The Company offers to intending Travelers the use of its Travelers interest, allowed on Current - Cheque and Letters of Credit and
in addition, the world'wida; services
Wall
三
at 12 o'clock noon
at their Salca Room, 4. Duddell Street
Thoroughbred French Pordles
(Males 2 months old)
On View from day of sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT. BROS.,
Auctioneers .Hong Kong. 16th August, 1933.
instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
Ltd., Kennedy Town.
Cases Kerosene
ing any materi street has in the The defendant was found guilty! Created in the sight of God and THE Undersigned have received
to-day of malice in bringing two of the in the presence of attesting! watching the Chicago situation, three charges preferred against the friends.
1 Will you please join your right particularly the grain market, to plaintiff at the Police Court.
In his summing up. His Lerdsnip hands and reverently and humbly TUESDAY, the 22nd August, 193%. see whether the price pegs will be
commencing at 11.15 am. removed.
instructed the jury to be influenced answer true. Wheat: The pegged Winniped in their award of general damages (And may each answer be alat Godown No. 23. The China prices were checked by selling. A by their view of the plaintiff's con- solemn pledge) the questions Provident Loan & Mortgage Co.. liberal export business was report-duit in leaving the Colony in the which I must propound to you. cd. We expect the Chicago pege manner he did. On this question! Now do you, solemnly declare
you take this woman will be removed to-morrow. There the jury were divided.
hour wedded wife? The Trade After a retirement of an was foreign selling. and commission houses bought and a half the jury returned At the opening the Trade and the following verdict. banks bought on the scale down. The charge brought by defen- ney of your life? Switching was noted from Septem-dant against plaintiff that he had And do you.-as solemnly aci him with cept this man to be your lawful borrowed $3,800 ber into December and March.
Cotton: Lower. Demand was intent to defraud was not warrant wedded spouse
There was an increase in ed.
Jacks constructive
from
791
for your (Comet Brand)
with Will you forsake all others and Brand)
keep to her throughout the jour-
151 Tins Kerosene Oil Comet
234 Cases Kerosene Oil (Butter- fly Brand)
155 Cases Kerosene. Oil 1270 Ting Kerosene Oil Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 16th August. 1933.
Will you with virtue fair and! Southern selling. The market Defendant brought the charge wifely grace bring credit to his
name and house? developments. maliciously.
The charge brought by defendant! By the authority this licence The Code's interests prevail tem-
December 17 gives, and by the power the laws porarily, causing sagging under against plaintiff on
that he had obtained credit to the and statutes name. selling pressure.
Sentiment is
extent of $3,800 by means of fraud, Before these witnesses-in the GENERAL NOTICES. sight of God-husband and wife was brought mali- this couple I. proclaim."-Reuter.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,
Air Reduction
ing Auburn Bendix Borden Co.
Canadian Pacific
defendant against plaintiff through
Sawan brought all or some of the Two Chinese Managers
SCH
STANLEY,
CHOOL re-opens on September 5th. Examination for New
Students on MONDAY, Sept. 4th.
at Stanley at 9 a.m. For Prospec- tus, For Boarders & Day-Boys,
Heavy fines were imposed on two Apply to Mr. Li Hoi Tung, Banker
On the question of whetner 30% Hazara Singh left the Colony for Chinese at the Central Police Court & Co., 20, Des Voeux Road, C., or
118 morning for unlawfully storing to 15% the purpose, of evading mis just
debts or not, the jury were divided.cinema filmas in the basement of 67 ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, Chase National Bank 28% 27%+ four saying "eyes" and three "no" Queen's Road Central,
Special damages of $125, $250, and $138 were awarded plaintid.
General damages of $2,000 were
also awarded the plaintiff, who was
Du Pont de Nemours 74% 75% allowed costs.
Mr. Chan Wai Ching, Manager! of the Wah Wai Trading Company of 6 Queen's Road Central, Was charged with storing 128 rolls of cinema film and four boxes of cel- luloid waste at 67 Queen's Road) Central, and with carrying on a
NUDISM CAMPAIGN business of film-storing and repair-
Nom. Nominal
1% orem.
mixed.
Allied Chemical & Dye
was not warranted. Business Done:-910,000 shares.
The charge Last To-day's Price Priceciously.
The charge of fraudulent trans- 994 90% 129-130% fer of promissory notes brought by:
ILLEGAL STORAGE
American Can
8544 86
OF FILMS.
Amercan Smelting
344
33%
American Tel & Tel
his solicitor was warranted.
1264
126
American Tobacco "B" 864
88
American Waterworks 29 Araconda Copper Min-
29
16%
573
59
three charges with an indirect ob- ject for some purpose other than a' 18% criminal prosecution.
Fined.
Aviation
17
18%
31%
15%
J. I. Case
Caterpillar Co
69
21
21%
Chrysler Motors
374
37%
Consolidated Gas of
N. Y.
494
48
Curtiss Wright
3%
Drugs Inc.
48
3% 47
$5,000,000.00
Eastman Kodak Electric Auto-lite
7734
Co.
17%
78 18
Electric Bond & Share 244 Electric Power & Light
24%
944
General Electric
24%
36 36
24%
30%
1344
30% 13% 21
3644 34
15
10
95%
28
Montgomery
Ward
24%
55%
94" 29 24% 55
31% 31%
National Dairy Pro-
ducts
20%
Ot Elevator
18 172
20%
Pacific Gas & Electric
26
25
Packard Motors
5
under
Pennsylvanis Rly
35
35
'a group of religious followers who
Radio
Corph
8%
38%
$25.000.000.00
Standard Gas
Standard Brands
27
Standard Standard Oil Co.. of
36
8,320,506.32
Socony-Vacuum Carpn
Texas Corph
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
Trans-America
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Union Carbide & Car-
bon
Union Pacific
44 121
United Air & Trans-
port
1,000,000.00 New York, London and Paris Agents; BANKERS TRUST COMPANY. We offer facilities for the transac tion of general banking business. Foreign Exchange transacted. Stocks and bonds bought and sold. granted on approved securities.
General Foods General Foods General Motors Gillette Safety Gillette Sa
Loans Gold Dust
LEE FANG, General Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Reorganised October 28, 1928,
special charter of The National Gov-
ernment as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK Subscribed Capital Paid-Up Capital...$24,710,200.00 Reserve Funds
4, Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the im- commercial centres of the portant world, we are able to extend to our cliente special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the issue Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin-
at home and: ese Government both abroad
SROU J. CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1931
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE,
14. Gencebarth Street, Looden, E.C.S. Authorised Capital £2,000,000 Subscribed Capital..... 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 1,050,000- Beserve Fund & Reet. 1,246,735 BAKKERS: The Bank of England & Mifland Bank, IAB- EMANCHES
Internat Harvester Internal Tel & Tel Liggett & Myers "B"
Loew's Int.
National Biscuit
Nationals City Bank
Sears Rochuck
154
AT HAICHOW Religious Group Strive For Eternal Life,
BARE LEGS AN OLD CUSTOM
ing in the basement of the above address without permission from the police.
He was fined $200 on the first count, $100 on the second, and $20 for failing to notify the police.
Mr. Pan Zan Chao, Assistent i Manager of the Ching Yick Optical Company, of 67 Queen's Road Central, where the films were stor-
ed. was also prosecuted for ator
Shanghai, Aug. 12. Entirely different from the nudist movement in Hong Kong, a similar! movement is now being launcheding the flims and waste,
He was fined $150 and $100 on at Haichow, Northern Kiangsu by the summonses respectively.
8% believe that by wearing no clothing]
28% and reciting their prayers daily
274 they will be to win eternal life.
1514
It is learned that the nudist cult! 30% has established headquarters at! 11% Stone Village, outside Haichow. Ita jdisciples spend all their time. pray- ing and singing in their meeting 45% hall Whether there are any wo- 1214men disciples is unknown.
34% 35% 944 52
United Corpn United States Steel Westinghouse E. & M: 42%
Milan
Berlin
Stockholms Copenhagen Osla Vienna Prague. Helsingfors Madrid
9
42%
PRACTICAL JOKER'S TRAGIC END
Shot When Mistaken For Wolf.
Lucknow.
A Zemindar of Lucknow, a
The authorities have decided to ban the religion as roon as the in- lover of practical jokes, lost his are now under life under. tragic circumstances 52vestigations which
recently when he played one of way have been completed.
Following age-old annual custom, his usual jokes of the village the ceremony of Lanchow women in headman. exposing their legs in the sunshine. The village headman who had on the sixth day of the sixth moon to visit a neighbouring town had was celebrated this year with great to pass through a jungle. Wish- ing to scare him the Zemindar enthusiasm.
Favoured with glorious weather, the practical joker, hid himself thousands of women in, the capital in a bush and when the headman city of Kansu flocked to open spaces passed that way, imitated the and exposed their legs to the sun- cry of a wolf. light in the confident belief that this The frightened headman, fear- would prevent them from contract- ing that he would be attacked, whipped out the pistol he was ing disease.
The new Chairman of Kansu or-carrying and fired point blank; iginally intended to ban this custom into the bash whence the wolfish but refrained on the advice of his snarls issued. The startled cry Zemindar close adherents, who said that it of the wounded would be unwise for him to interfer brought him to the bush, " with a custom which has been The unfortunate Zemindar died observed by the womanhood of before any medical help could bel rendered. Smittem by remorse Kaasu since time immemorial.
the headman became a sadhu (an) ascetic)Reuter.
Paris New York
Montreal
Brussels
LONDON EXCHANGES.
London. Yesterday..
84 9/82 4.4134 4.58 23.65
Geneva
17.10.
Amsterdam
8.17/2
62%
13.85
19,40
22.40
19.85
30 Nom. 111% 226
39.17/32
*1092
5872
Bucharest
560
Belgrade, Ris Buenos Aires Montevideo,
Bombay Shanghai
· 243
4% Officials
Hour Kong
Yokohama.
42. Officia! 34 Nom. 1/0 1/16 1/2. 15/16 1/4% *1/236**
Silver Spot
124-
Silver Forward 17%
New York.
Lisbon
Penang
Kota Bharu.
Port Lod
Abisuriduki
• Hangourm Bhangha
Athens
Bangkok
Ipok
Bambay
Calostia
· Koudy. Eurot
· Colombo
Kuala Zápla
Galle
Kahla Lanapur
Imenian (Pabangi Madzin
Biola Віпроп
How Long Elewich
HONG KONG BRANCH. Radnorlysion of Booking and Exchange buil Trolias Congane immook,
som seasoned.
Trustee and Executorships /under-
"INTEREST allowed of Dermas – Aciousák, and
Deposita reseired for fixed periods of its thoroughly equipped Travel Des Pized Depois si kalas that may be undertakand
pertisect
rat rates to be obtained on appilation.
IL MOBĽ
·Manager. Eng Kong, 11th March, 1928.
J.B BOSS,
DUGGAN,
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1988."
War Loan 32 99 18/16/
British Wireless Service.
LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED.
Spot Silver Down 1/16,
BUDDING HEAVYWEIGHTS?
Stanley.
SPORT NOTICES.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE FIXTURES FOR 1934.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING-
Saturday, February 24. Monday, February 26. Tuesday, February 27. Wednesday, February 28. isT EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, March 3.
Saturday, March 10. 2ND EXTRA RACE MEETING.
- Saturday, March 31.
Monday, April 2.
(Easter Monday). 3RD EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, April 14..
4TH, EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, April 28.
5TH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, May 19, Monday, May 21.
(Whit Monday),
8TH EXTRA RACE MEETING...
Saturday, June 2.
7TH EXTRA "RACE MEETING.
Saturday, September 22.
8TH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, October 6. Wednesday, October 10,
(Double Tenth). 9TH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, October 20. 10TH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, November 3, 11TH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, November 17. 12TH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, December 1 13TH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
Saturday, December 15,
SOVIET DOMESTIC LOAN RESULTS.
Moscow,
Eighty-four, per cent of the total· Tampa, Florida. of 3,000,000,000 roubles, or more An amateur boxing match here than 2,600,000,000 roubles have," The dollar, is steady to-day at between two friends ended with according to an official statement, al- 11/438=
both fighters stretched on the ready been subscribed to the in Spot silver yesterday declined canvas, One, a featherweight, tarnal, Second Five Year Plan losn 1/16 to 17%, while forward, re knocked out his opponent and The subscription lista opened on mained unchanged at 17%. then fainted. When revived he May 15 and the loan is being iesued The cross rate London on New said that the sight of his friend to the workers and employees at York is 4-G$4,42%, and New York lying unconscious on the ground price of 99.4.
on London is #—G$1417_
was too much for him-Reuter.
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