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BANKS

HONG KONG AND- SHANGHAI -- THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION, 'INDIA,*^ AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Aniberiană Kapital

mel and Fully upARE BE AN Manerva Panila ¿---

Bowers Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.

Stocking..........

4,308.808

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

*Hon Mr. M. Mackis

Chairman.

3. 9. Warren, Baq.

Deputy Chairman,

W, F., Bell, sq,

A. H. Compton, Esq.

X.

$58,000,008 20,000,000

Incorporated. by Royal Charter, 1883

BEAD OFFICE: LÓNDON,

Paid-up Capital

£8,000,000

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro

prietors

£5,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Alor Star

Illoilo

Rangoon

!

Amritsar

Saigon

Bangkok

Semarang

Batavia

Bombay

Canton

Marrison, IZIG,

AMOT

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

CALCUTTA

· Hon. Mr J. J. Paletson

T.d.It Shaw,

V. M. Orphans. Eng.

Chic Manipur

BRANCHES

LONDON LYONO MALACCA MANILA

MUAR (Jobore)

BOMBAY

CANTON

CHERO DOLONBO

PETPINO

MASSON

MUKDEN

NEW YORK

DAIBEN

PENAXO

POOCHOW

BANQUOR

HAIPHONG

MANBITRO

KAX FRANCIFCO

TANKOW

KUALA LUMPUR

HARDEN

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

HAILO

BOYRABATA

ІГОП

JOHORE

DONUKEW

KOBK

KOWLOON

KUNGEL FATANI

TIENTAIN

TOXYO

TRINGTAO

TOKOHAMA

Carmval Amounts opened in Le Durre and Fixed Depowite received for the past tr korte parody is Local Company and feeling w terms which will be quoted on application. Hong Kong. 26th February, 1934.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

„The Duskans of the abers Beak la goudard ab the MONG ZONO AND SHANGHAI PANKING CORPORATION,

vbininal co application.

FOR THE RONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

T. M. OBAT BURK,

CaveNT:

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1934.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

Commerce and

Finance

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. Quotations

New York. Yesterday.

Dey Janes Average

20 Rails...

20 Utilities

40 Bonds ...

Commodity

Index ...

•

Last To-day's Chunres Aver. Aver.

30 Industrials 103.84 101.69 2.25 down 48.69 47.60 1.09 down 26.54 25.90 .04 down 91.85 91.95.12 up 52.80 53.55 25 down: Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re port:-Some real volume on the down side appeared to-day, which General naturally will be taken by technical observers as indicating lower prices.

(Peking) Yokohama Pening Zamboanga

and

Foreign Exchange Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix-We think the weakness was partly

W. H. E. THOMAB,

Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1984. THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office:-Hong Kong.

COTTON, SILVER AND WHEAT Latest Quotations.

NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS

New York, March 8.

have re- Messre. Azia Lands Ltd. ha ceived the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat; rubber, silk and silver exchanges

the Commodity Exchanges Inc., New York:-

Closing Commodity Price on March 7.

SILVER.

Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc:

May

Mar. 6 Range Mar. 7 Range ed Deposits received for one year or due to General Johnson's statement of New York: shorter periods at rates which will be that hours of work will be reduced

.46.85 46.90, 46.58.46.58 quoted on application.

by executive order and at the same

46.98 46.95 ..47.25 47.35 July time wages increased to off-set this.

47.32 47.32 Wheat: Support was lacking and Sept....47.80 47.80

..48.55: 48.55 48.07 48.07 Dec. May liquidation was hanging over the market which is technically Total sales for the day :-

102 contracts of healthier but needs constructive de- 63 contracts of

25,000 ozs. each Market:-Easy. velopment to change sentiment. 20,000 ozs, cach- Cotton: There was amall selling to wards the close in sympathy with securities. The further narrowing| of the differences between the near

Mar. 6 Range Mar. 7 Range and far months was due to trade: - 2,13,000

Mar. ...10.71 10.71 10.79 10.79 Casson, hangbel. Bank Bag demand for near deliveries. Silver: May...10.98 10.06 10.95 10.96 After being casier at the opening. July....11.22 11.22 11.23 11,25

Anifaciood Caelial (UB. Camrency) .....(£3,000,000 Paid Up Gooļšai mumeen

and ban Francino,

LONDON BANKKIE :-

The Liopi's Back, Lábited CORRESPONDENT

the market rallied on scattered local and foreign buying. The Trade is still awaiting remonetisation poss!-

In all petostjal cities of the World, Parigi Burbungs and banking business at ***Desa Bones (rarious pisos) at a galybilities.

Jewelpilna arsamched. teaiad of trom S to $19.

LOOK POONG SHAN.

Chief Manager.

Business Done:-1,730,000 shares.

Last To-day Prics Pric

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.ĴAir Reduction

$ 2,312,000.00

RUBBER. Rubber: Commodity Exchange Inc. of New York:

Standard No. 1 "B" Contract., Total sales for the day:-

527 contracts - 600 contracts

SILK.

Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc, of New York:

of

THURSDA YM

Granted Divorce

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

ADV

Mia. Pauline Adelaide Thompson of Cleveland, who was recently granted a divorce Thompson from "Edwing:G. after charging that he had thrown, ber, from a bedroom window- to a grating 20 feet below and had, on another occasion, banken her nose. Mr. Thompson is the son of the late Charles: . ThompsoIL, wealthy sponsor of the Thomp- son Air Trophy.

CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Valuable Volume To Be Procured.

UNPUBLISHED WORK -

One case of amallpox and two cases of meningitis

1934.

EMENTS.

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION,

the return of notifiable shown in Taf the CHINESE MARITIMA

for the 24 hours ending March 6

A lecture will be given by Dr. KL. Reichelt to-morrow at 8.15 p.m. in the H.K. University Union Assembly Room, under the auspices of the Christian Associa tion.

The Annual Meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association, {which takes place this evening at 6 p.m. at St. Andrew's Church Hall, is not confined soley to mem- (bers

of the Association. Only members will have power to vote, but a cordial invitation is extend-i ed to any member of the general

THE OFFICES and STATIONS.

CUSTOMS for, Kowloon and Dis- trict will be CLOSED to Publis Business on the 12th March, 1954, being a Customs Holidays.

EN. ENSOR, Commissioner of Chinese CustomE, Kowloon and District. York Building,

Hong Kong, 7th March, 1994.

PUBLIC " AUCTION. ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

public to attend and voice any Porte Sale by Public Auction questions or raise any points af-

to be held op MONDAY, the 12th. fecting the amenities of Kowloon day of March, 1934, at 3 p.m., a

The R.M.S. Empress of Britain the Offices of the Public Works arrived at Semarang yesterday and Department, by Order of Hia Er cellency the Governor of one Lot left the same evening for Padang,of Crown Land at Ngau Chi Wan Bali, where she will arrive on Fri-

in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a day morning. The vessel is due at term of 75 years, commencing from Hong Kong on Saturday, March 17,1st July, 1898 with the option of and will leave for Shanghal on renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed

March 21.

by the Burveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 78 A total of 215.50 hours of trans-years less the last three days mission were broadcasted from thereof. ZBW, the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station, during February, of which

At the Chinese General Chamber 113 hours were devoted to Euro- Commerce's monthly meeting pean programmes and 62.50 hours yesterday afternoon, a resolution to Chinese. New radio licenses was passed that a letter be sent to issued during this month totalled

+123. the Board of Directors of the Uni- versity of Hong Kong asking the

The Canadian Pacific liner University to grant two free scholar-Empress of Russia" arrived at ships in view of the Chamber's an-Yokohama yesterday at 4.30 p.m... nual donation of $1,000,

and left again this morning at 10

A.5.

Mar. 6 Range Mar. 7 Range

Four new members Messrs. Tam 99% Mar. 1.384 1.40 1.39 1.39 Hay-tin, manager of the Kai Wah o'clock. She is due in Hong Kong

Bank, Li Yu-lung, Wu Ngar-pang Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee and Chang Muk-sang, were wel- and leaves for Manila the same

1984 Allied Chemical & Dye .151% 148% 102 90% Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 American Can

14% 14% Paid-up Capital .... $ 5,598,600.00 American Radiator

43 American Smelling 45% Reserve and Undivided

American Tel. & Tel...120% Profits

American Tobacco "B" American Waterworks HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG

Anaconda Copper Mining 12, Des Voeux Road Central

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Sir Shousan Chow, Chairman.

Li Koon Chan, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yan Tong. Eng.. Chan Ching Bhek, Esq.

Li Lan Bank. Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq.

Kan Tong Po, Esq, Chlef Manager.

The Feng, Esq., Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES----

Auburn

Borden Co.

Case

Caterpillar Co.

Chase National Bank

Motors

55% 52

solidated Gas of NY. 30% Curtiss Wright

Du Pont de Nemours Eastman Kodak

384

3

SUGAR.

1.56 1.56 1.60 1.60

on Thursday, March 15 at 7.30 am.

Wu Hol, an unemployed Chinese,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,

Registry Ke.

Locality.

the

Boundary Morzament

[About]

La par sale] WƐAH.] 58,320

PUBLIC AUCTION.

comed to the Chamber by Mr. afternoon at 5 o'clock. - Mar.. 6. Mar. 7. Wong Kwong-tin, the Chairman.

1.53 1.51

It was also decided at the meet- ing that a copy of the book was fined $50, in default six weeks' UTSC

Foo Tsun Tee," one of hard labour, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy this the most valued and yet un-

morning for being in unlawful pos- COTTON.

in. Chinese published works

session of 48 catties of fire-wood, in Auction New York Cotton Exiterature, he secured for the Hill Road, yesterday. The accused

Chamber's library, A subscription

had two previous police convictions. among the members' will be made shortly to procure the book.

Mar. 6 Range Mar. 7 Range Mar...12.01 12.01 11.98 11.98 12.09 12.10 ...12.12 12.14 12.25 12.25 Oct.....12.35-12.37 *12.46 12.46 .12.50 12.53

Plead guilty to a charge of lar Mr. Chan Ping-au, the Secre- 12.20 12.21 tary, gave a very interesting se- ceny from the person of Wing Fung 12.28 12.30 count of the origin of this book, ying, a married woman, of 124, 12.36 12.36 Raying that of the seven copies pub- Jevole Street, Tam Hung, them- 12.40 12.40 lished there are now only three left ployed, was sentenced to three in China, Including the one in Man- months' hard labour by Mr. S. Bal- churla, Because of its bulk-it four, at the Central Magistracy this comprises over 4,000 books—no, morning. publishing house has ever Mar. 6. Mar. 7. taken to print it, as the books were Sentence of six months' hard 87 86%

12.30

WHEAT. Wheat: Chicago Board 67 Trade:

under-

Lpert Frios, |

HE undersigned kave received instructions to sell by Public

ON

Wednesday, the 14th. March, 1934, commencing at∙10.30 am.

at No. 8, Peking Road, Top Floor, Kowloon

A Quantity of

·VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE. (Particulars from Catalogue) On View from Tuesday, the 13th [March, 1984.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

·LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Exchange:

110%

72%

70

March

20%

20%

14 154

May

55% 5414

July

Bendix Aviation

10%

1815

Market:--Steady,

23

224

Canadian Pacific

1634 10%

74%

71%

50

Cotton: change: 2814

28+ 27+

May 414

99

96

July

88% 88

Electric Auto-lite Co. Electric Bond & Share

20%

28% Dec.

17%

164

Amos

Batavie

Hanila Melbourne

Seattle

Electric Power & Light Electric

74%

7

Fan.

•

.2174

Middling.

Foods

33%

Semerang

Bombay

Naguaki

Shanghai

General Motors

3772 30%

> Spot .. 12.35

Calcutta

New York

Ringanore

Gillette Safety

11% 11

Canton

Qiaka

Sourabaya

Gold Dust

10%

19/

Internat. Harvester ... 42%

40%

Haiphong

Parit

Swatow

Internal. Tell & Tel.

1824

Hankow

Prining

Synder

May

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.),

Ronolala

Penang

Robe

Talhoku

fierett & Myers "" 85

*84%

Rangoon

Tientsin

Loew's Inc.

21%

30%

July

863% 85%

Kowloon Landon

Saigon

Tokyo

Yokohama

Montgomery Ward

31

30

September

871⁄4 864

National Biscuit...

4114

40

Total sales for the day:-

National City Bank

20+

28%

National Dairy Prod

15%

18%

17

10%

10%

10

52

5%

35% 3414

484

4614

217% 12%

18% 214+

US. Treasury Gold

Price, per oz,

12

Standard Oil Co. of NJ, 46% Texas теха Сокри.

20%

45% 28

EXCHANGES.

Tran-America veder Ifnion Carbide & Carbon-44%

United Air &

-44% 120. 124% 23%

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONE.

On Londen---

Ifnited. Corpn. United States Steel

6:14

T. T.

1/6

TH

in Hong Kong, was read.

6+% 89%

53%

On demand

1/6

38

Four months' sight. 1/6%

Credits

month

sight.

1/6%

On New York-

{cation.

THE

INC.

BID: XD-*.

written by the Han 'Lin scholars of labour was imposed by Mr. S. Bal- Emperor Chin Lung's days. It was four at the Central Magistracy this pointed out that now the Com-morning on an unemployed Chinese, mercial Press were undertaking to Ng Choi, convicted of the theft of print a limited edition by photo-a tin box, containing jewellery and graphic methods the Chamber wristlet watch to the total value of $62, belonging to L Kit Fong, a should own a copy.

In reading the financial report married woman, Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mr. Chan said that the figures for

10,000,000 10,000,000

bushels

bushels

AMERICAN GOLD PRICE: (WASHINGTON),

HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formou Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1899.

Doniral Bank is Fermen

San Felico Vancouver

Otis Elevator Every description of Banking and Pacific Gas & Electric Exchange business transacted. Loans Packard Motora

Rly. Manh-Hintse loomel Artengo amonni „„Tas, 44,800 00 | granted an approved securities.

Pennsylvania Current Accounts opened in Local Radio Corpn. On and after August 15th, 1983, the

Special Current Currency and Fixed Deposits received Sears- Roebuck rale of Interest on Deposit will be at 20% pa. on daily for one year or shorter periods in Socony.Vacuum Corpn.

Currencies on Standard Brands balance and the rate for balance over Local and Foreign $10,000 will be quoted on application. terms which will be quoted on appli- Standart Gas (Maximum rate--11%%%). -

LONDON BAKIZA

Borders Bank, Ind. Lose Bank Lu Milionë borx, LAB, Wariduster Bank, Lad.

The Bank bor Cletrangondante in all the grinzspo) |

amansial. Donleva skroughout the wall. L. JAGOZA,

HONG KONG · RÁLNOM 1

# Don Vans Road Central.

* Kong"Exon - Devonlar 14, 1981.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880

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

Head Office:YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies it;

Alexandria Batavia Berin

Bomber

Calcutta

Canton yan

Dairen (Dalny)

Nagasaki.

Nagoya

New York

Osaka

Rangoon

Penstien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

· Hankawad

Harbin

Honelaiz:

Hanking

Karschi

London

¡Los Angeles

Manila

الأملا

Interest allow

San Francisco

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 24th November, 1988.

Union Pacige Transport 24

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Westinghouse E. & M.

Head Offee:-45, Broadway, .

New York.

Capital

„U.S.$8,000,000.00 Surplus .... ..........U.S.$1,867,089.17 Reserves ........U.S.$1,712,979.47

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

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions - undertaken.

„Personal investment? accoun!

LOCAL DOLLAR DECLINES.

Silver Prices Down,

On demand Credits 60 days

aight..

On Parts

On demana

Credita pight

Spot and forward, silver prices declined 8/18 yesterday, closing at Op Shanghai----

On demand |20% and 20 7/16 respectively.

The London où New York, and the On Japan New York on London cross rates On demand

On Mania closed at 3.8.35.08. yesterday, us compared with US$5,06% and

| £-U:5,35,073% respectively on Tues

...Ten.121,250,000

Parin

Peiping

BRANCHES;-—

Amsterday kiwwy

February were not an high as other The economic status of the Chi- 35.00 25.00 months, on account of the short neec population in Canada, has month and the Chinese New Year. suffered least of any race in that

„months'

The local dollar has declin- ed . opening on demand this morning at 176

On Indian

TET.

580

620

́99%

On demand

99%

210:

“On demand On Binge

On demand

On

On

HEREBY GIVEN CFAERS is NEWS-

Hong Kong, 8th March 1984.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVETORS,

The Chamber's income for the country during the trade depres · Public Auctions

month was $3,225,69, and general sion of the last three year. Out of expenses $3,863.27. -

'a total of 65,000. Chinese in Canada | .....

A letter from Major V. C. Duclos, less than 200 are registered THE Undersigned have received the Trade Commissioner for Canada recipients of relief,

The

1

letter invited Chinese firms to ex At this evening's public meeting hibit their productions in the com- to, be held by the Manuk Lodge of ing "Second Annual World's Model the Theosophical Society, 17. Fair to be held in Winneper, from Queen's Road, Central, at 6 p.m. April 9 to April 14

The speaker will be Dr, M: 0, The resignation of Mr. Li Yu-Pfister

ster, and” his-subject ““The In- taun, a senior member of the or fuence of Mind on Body" ganization, from the sub-committee

in charge of the library, depart- ment, was accepted. «

FIRE QUELLED IN

QUEEN'S ROAD. Sundry Goods Shop Damaged.

instructions to self by Fublié

Auction

ON Friday, the 9th, March 1934 commencing at 2.10 p.m.

at their Sales Room,

- 4 Duddell Street.

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

→ FURNITURE comprisingle seatt

An aged Tamil by the name of | Naranyan (65) met with his death Chesterfield Conches and - am

under tragic circumstances while chairs, Teak wardrobes with be walking along Siam Road, Penang velled mirrors, Tenk dining tables, A cluster of Ave coconuts fell on dining chairs, Teak sideboards his head. He was removed to the with bevelled mirrors, Teak hospital in a critical condition and

cabinets; Chest of drawers, Dress- died later.

Ing fables, ete, etc. -

Silverware, Cutlery, Wall clock, The Alice Memorial and Amilate sets, Glass, ware, Dinner ser

Damage to the extent of several ed Hospital, of Bonham Road, will thousand dollars was incurred hold their annual Found Da when fire broke out on the ground Wednesday, March 14, when sive gifta, floor of 84 Queen's Boad East, 8W Tso will

and':Mrs. E. D/C 12.10 o'clock this morning the pro-

Pan. The perty was owned by Wing Fong Wolle, from 2 Hospitals wil [Lung, a «aundry goods shop

The fire was first noticed by police constable, who ut přes sum-

Central Fire Stati

from both the Wan Central Fire Stations, ary

tion, and visitors

for Aing

Ningpo

tures:

Gramaphones

Tennis racketa, Pic

Carpeta and Euga, een, Toilet set, Look- Chamber stand, Teak

1Ship's Com Registrar, Code Books, set. Harmsworth : self.