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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital untemat Issued and Pully fud-up

Somerva Paris :---

$20,000,00

20,000,00

Morling ------ £ 1,208,10R

e+e-、 Ja.inLE"" A"

THE CHARTERED BANK INDIA, AUSTRALIA" & CHINA.

Barva Lablity of Proprietors

$20,000,cme

Incorporated, by Royal Charter, 1883.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,

Paid-up Capital

HELD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

W. H. Hell, jaq.

3. 1. Warren, Kary. Deputy Chairman.

A. R. Counton," Eaq,

T, K, Punice Key Thaw, Za

Reserva Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

Shanghai

.prietors

WM, GUÉS. Mackie

Chairma

Alor Star

Agencies and Branches: -

Nolle

Rangoon

Amritase ..Ipoh

Saigon

Bangkok

Karachi

Semarang

Betaria

Klang.

Seremban

Bombay

Kobe

Lampur, Ruching

Singapore

Sitiawan

Sourabaya

•

Taiping

Colombo

Delhi

Medan

Haiphong

New York

|Hamburg

Peiping Tsingtao

-X. H. Merrioni, Haq,

ANOT BANUROX BATAVIA DOM BAY CALCUTTA CANTON

CILE FOO

COLOMBO

DAJEKN

POOCHOW

BAITHONG

HAMBURG

HANKOW

BARDIN

11000

JONORE

KONZ

BONGKEW

KOWLOON

19. M. Greyburn, Zag,

Chief Manager.

HAASCRES:-

LONDON

WNDAZ

MALACCA

MANILA

MUAR (Johor)

MUKDEN

NEW YORK,

TEIFNO

PENANG BANGOON

BAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

KUALA LUMPUR

SEANTINAT

FINGAPORE.

HOURBATE

RINGEI PATAMI

TIENTREN

TOKTO

TRINITAO TOKOHAMA

Outras Accovaly speard in Lord Oursary and Plved Deporite realtad for one y aberme perlada is Loral Company and Starting so her which will be quoted on applications. Hong Kong, 26th February, 1934.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Bachrate of thy sheer Tank it shelve od by the HONG LONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING QMPOMATION. Hals may be phillial at 6pplication.

FOR THE HONGKONG, AND CHANGELI BANKIXO CORPORATION.

7. K. GRAYBUME,

Chiat Wankane,

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1934.

SAFETY FIRST!

To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries,

Neposit them in a Vault

that is really: FIRE - PROOF BURGLAR-PROOF DAMP PROOF !

OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT located on the Mezzanine Floor Our New buildinrr Specially Can- structed to provide all of these Im portant Qualities.

You may oblain a Safe Deposit Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your

own use at a very moder-' ale Rental.

Inspection Cordially Invited.

THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD.

Corner of Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central,

Calcutta Canton Cawnpore Cebu

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kong

Hadras

Sanita Tientain

Tongkak

(Bhuker)

(Peking) Yokohama Penang

Zamboangs

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.

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

W. H. E. THOMAS,

Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1834. THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office:-Hong Kong.

Karikarahd Dupini (B.I. Ourrency} ... $11,08_900 Pull-Up Onglied w Kenstvo Fund um

1,160,000 HRANORERs-

Fisker, Bangkok,

Cataghat,

LONDON BAKKERI:--- The Lordy Bench, Limited CORESPONDENTU

In ali prinelipsi altine of the World

Zarolyn Buchungu nad berking kainane of

trary desciption treatneind.

Bila Dipada Berm itacions sisas) 65 » pourly insta) from Dá se 940.

LOOK POONG SHAN.

Chief Manager.

CHINA

ommerce and

COTTON, SILVER AND WHEAT

Latest Quotations.

NEW YORK-COMMODITY

MARKETS

New York, March. 9.

Messra, Asin Lands Ltd. have re- ceived the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat. rubber, silk and silver exchangés on the Commodity Exchanges Inc. |New York:-

Closing Commodity March 8-

SILVER.

Price ON

NEW YORK STOCK

A.OFG

New York

30 Indigitiriala 20 Rafts

**

20 Ude 40 Bonda Commodity

tions.

sterday

101.58 103.21 – 1.62 up:

47.60 48.42 82 up

25.00 26.36. 146 up 91.95 $2.02

up

Index.......

53,55, 53.99**+144ˆup' Mesars. E. A. Pierce & Co., Re- port: We think that the show of Late strength was due to the be- Hef that the Stock Exchange · Re- gulation Bill would be substantial- [ly modified, In any event, there' Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc. seems to be a slightly better feel- ing. Wheat: Early local pressure, anticipating liquidation, caused an of New York:

over-sold market. There was П fair rally later on short covering. Cotton: There was a better de- mand from the Trade and short operators found offering limited. Progress in the Bankhead Bill is being made steadily. Silver: Trade WAS mixed, with the majority of operators apparently satisfied to await further develop-

Mar. 7 Range Mar. 8 Range May....46.58, 46.38 46.85 46.85 July.46.95 46.95 47.25 47.25 Sept....47.32 47.32 47.68 47.63.

48.30 48.30 Dec. 48.07 48.07 Total sales for the day:- 102 contracts of 163 contracts of 25,000 ozs. each - 25.000 ozs. each

Market:-Firm.

RUBBER.

Rubber: Commodity Inc. of New York:

July

...11.23 11.25

Exchangements.

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

600 contracts - 379 contracts

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. New York:

Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Profts

Mar. 7 Range Mar. 8 Range $10,000,000.00 Mar...1.39% 1.39 1.40 1.41% $ 5,598,600.00

SUGAR.

$ 2,312,000.00

HEAD OFFICE:~HONG KONG 12. Des Voeur Rənd Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Sir Shousan Chow, Chairman.

Li Koon Chun, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching Shek, Esq.

Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee

Exchange:

March

May July

Market: Steady.

Business Done:-1,700,000 sbarca.

Last Today's Prien Pries

J. I. Case

Caterpillar Co.

Cinse Chrysler. Motors

National Bank

She may have been named as one at the ten best-dressed women in the - world, but Kay 'Francia, serven star, was unable to suit ber kuiband, Kenneth McKenna. It was revealed in Miss Francis' diveres suit, filed at Los Angeles, that McKezna repentadly nagged her over her maRRAZ -

of dressing.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

Vienna

19.394 22.40

London, Yesterday.

Mar. 7 Range Mar. 8 Range Mar....10.79 10.79 10.90 10.93 May....10.95 10.96

Paris

77 7/32

*

11.08 11.09

Air Reduction

$ 991 98

11.38 11.39

Allied Chemical & Dye 148% 150

New York Montreal Amsterdam

5.07%

5.091⁄41⁄4

7.55

American Can

American Radiator

American Smelting

SILK.

Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc, of American Waterworks.

American Tel, & Tel...119 American Tobacco "B"

70

1434

14 434746

120% 7014 20

90% 100%

Brussels Geneva

21.82

15.73

Milan

Berlin

59 3/16 12.81

Anaconda Copper Mining 141⁄21⁄2 Auburn

15%

28

54

55

Stockholm

Bendix Aviation

1814

1944

Copenhagen

Borden Co.

2214

23%

Oslo

19.90

Canadian Pacific

10% 16/

71%

73%

Prague

1224

2824

201

Helsingfors

226/2

27+ 28+

Belgrade

1.60

Mar. 7. Mar. 8.

1.51 1.56 1.56 1.61

54%

Madrid

1.51

Consolidated Can of N.Y. Curtiss Wright

38

384

37L

424

Lisbon

Du Pont de Nemours

00

9714

Athens

225 37 5/16 109 530 Sellera

Eastmen Kodak .....

BAL 80

Bucharest

610

·

COTTON. Cotton: New York Cotton Ex- change:

Electric Auto-lite Co. Electric Bond & Share

26%

20%

Rip

18%

184

414*

Foods

Electric Power & Light General Electric General

7%

ገና

Buenos Aires

364

21%

Montevideo

38%

23

Bombay

1/4 3/32

Wong Chu Bon. Esq.

Kan Ting Po, Esq.

Mar.

Mar. 7 Range Mar. 8 Ranga ...11.98 11.98

12.13 12.18

Kan Tone Po, Esq. Chief Manager.

May

12.09 12.10

Lễ Tre Fong. Esq., Manager.

July

12.20 12.21

Oct.

Dec.

12.28 12.30 12.36 12.33 12.69 12.60

12.25 12.25 12.36 12,36 12.48 12.48

General" Motors Gillette Safety Gold Dust

36%

87%

1144 12%

Shanghai

194

19%

Hong Kong

20%

41%

Yokohama

1/2 3/16

Internat. Tel. & Tel.

13/4

14

Liggett & Myers "B" Loew's Inc.

82

Silver Spot

AYBOY

Batavia

Manila Melbourne

Seattle

Montgomery

Ward

30%

31

Silver Forward

30% 32%

Warloan 3.

20 7/16 20 9/16 103%

National Eisculle

40%

40%

• Sellers Official

Semarang

Middling

National City Bank

28% 29

Bombay

Nagasaki

Shangbal

Calcutta

New York

Canton

Плака

Haiphong Hankow Ronelulu

Paria

Singapore Soarsbara Swatow Synder

Spot ..12.30

16

15%

12.46

....... 1044

10%

WHEAT.

514 5%

Kowloon London

Rangoon Salgot San Pcisco

Tientsin Tokyo Vanénover Yokohama

May

Mar. 7. Mar. 8.

86%

44,

344 34%

86/2

Radio Corpn

7%

8

Julygren. 85 September

86 Total sales for the day:-

10,000,000

bushels

Seara Roebuck

40/2

48%

SHARE MARKET.

86%

Socony-Vacuum Corpn., 16%

18%

67%

Standard Brands

2144.

21

Standard Gas

12/

127%

The official summary

Standard Oil Co. of NJ.

10,000,000

bushels

18%%%

Texs Corpn.

26

20%

Trana-America

6%

T

nion Pecide

Union Carbide & Carbon 44% Union

1244

Mar. 7 Mar. 8

United Air & Transport 23

128 25

United Corpn.

United States Steel

'64 53號

Westinghouse E. & M. 38

BID-f; XD-.

Li Lan Bang. Ex.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES·---

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Kabe

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1800

Cankal Bank in Formosa Seas-Keter und Atacaké odsount .. Vɔa (1,200 16

Paiping Pering

Tathoku

דין

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans vrnuted on approved securities.

Current Accounts opened in Local

Internat Harvester

Jun.....12.40 12.40. 12.64 12.64

National Dairy Prod. Otis Elevator

Pacific Gas & Electric. 19

Motorn

Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade: Paylvania Ely.

AMERICAN GOLD PRICE:

On and after August 15th, 1993, Dhe Currency and Fixed Deposits received rate of Interest on Special Current for one year or shorter periods In Déposit will be at 2% pa. en dally Laval and

Forelan

Currencies on U.S. balaner and the rate for atunce over terms which will be quoted on appli $10,000 will be quoted on application. ration. (Muximum rate-134%).

LONDON BANKERS,

Marvings Bank, Titém Ljøyde, Bank Lat Midland Bank, kid, Warluriáster Bank. Ind

Jommercial Centres throughout the wild,

Youngs

MONG SOXO BRÁNCH,"

4. Du Vous Raid Contral Kong Luáz, Dirutcher 94, 15).

THE YOKOHAM... SPECIE BANK

LIMITED. -

Established 1880

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen,100,000,000 Reserve Fund....Yen,121,250,000

Head Onte: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies "att

Alexandria

-Batavia:

Bombay

Calcuits

Canton

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 24th November, 1958.

THE-

|AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office-85;- Bedadway, New York

Capital Burplus Reserves

U,S,$6,000,000,00 „U.S.$1,867,059.17- „11.8.$1,718,979.67

'BRANCHES:

Albane

Heidelberg

Bombay

Mifset City

Nagasaki

«Nagoya New York

DARKE

Peiping

Rangoon

San Francisco Beattle Semarang "Shanghai. Bingapore Boerabaya Bydney Tjentain Tokyo

All classes" "of Commercial / Banking Transactions undertaken.A

Los Angelen

Tainstaq Finźkow

(WASHINGTON).

Treasury Gold

Price, per 02, ..... 85.00 £5.00 NEW YORK METALS. ·

Mar. 6 Mar. 8 Copper. Oct. per lb.... 7.04 7.51 Tin, Oct. per lb. 52.00 53.50

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY.

EXCHANGES.

Silver Prices Advance. On New York-

The local dollar remains un- changel, opening this morning o demand at 1/6. *.

Spot silver advanced 1/16 · and forward silver advanced %, yester- day, closing prices being 20 7/16 and 20.9/16 respectively..

10%

1/438

1/64

Hospital Facilities

In Kowloon.

(Continued from Page 9.)

ADVERT

THE 141 ANNUAL

the CHINESEY.W.CA,

38C," Bonham Road,

will be held SATURDAY, 10th -Ma:

at 250 p.m.

All members and their friends -

are cordially invited..

THE HONG KONG & WHAMPO DOCK CO, LTD.

NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOTICE

that the ORDINARY. YEAR- LY MEETING: OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2. Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on MON- DAY, 26th March, 1934, at Noon, for consideration of the. Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1933.

::

The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 19th to 26th March, 1934, both days: inclusive..

By Order of the Board of

Directors,

E. COCK. Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 9th March, 1934.

NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE Å

SHIP'S NAME.

CON"

In conflict with the existing light- ing, however, thear could not be I LAU TAK PO of Hong Kong considered suitable spots for trial hereby give notice that in purposes, an in any case isolated sequence of a change of owner- lamps of this description do not ship. I have applied to the constitute, a fair trial of this type Board of Trade, under Section of illumination. We have been in 47 of the Merchant Shipping communication with Light and Power Co., Ltd., who Act. 1894, in respect of the ship have expressed their willingness to EVENING STAR" of Hong Kong Oficial number - 123,076 of gross co-operate in any possible way in

tonnage 107.85 tons, register ton- endeavouring to improve the page 50,65, tons, heretofore own

the

China

sent appalling conditions, and we hope shortly to be able to give this ed by "Star" Ferry Company. {Limited, of Victoria in the Colony lighting system a fair text by:

of Hong Kong for the permission means of a series of lamps over a

to change her name to "MAN stretch of main roadway,

[HING" and to have her registered

The Tree "Massacre"

I do not think the points arising in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as 'owned by the Hong in the Annual Report call for any Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company,

Limited.

Any objections to the proposed

further comment, except perhaps on the subject of Sanitary matters. Since the publication of the Report, we have learned that the points change of name must be sent to the raised in our last communication Registrar of Shipping at Hong have been the subject of careful in-Kong within seven days from - the vestigation by the Sanitary and appearance of this advertisement,

Dated at Hong Kong this 8th day. Drainage Authorities, and we are informed that all possible steps of March, 1934.

(Signed) LAU TAK PO,

-British Wireless Service, have been taken by those concerned!

to trace the sources of complain.

I cannot allow this opportunity to pass without reference to the fell-

ing of the trees in our main thoroughfare; it is gratifying to

of the note that in deference to the weight

NOTICE.

TOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN

N

'that Mr. JOHN C. FAERS is

45% Hong Kong Stock Exchangs issued of public opinion as expressed in no longer employed by the NEWS-

yesterday at 3.15 p.m.

of

the unanimous condemnation

PAPER ENTERPRISE LTD, the this action, Government have grant- CHINA MAIL, the HONG KONG

D. C. WILSON, ⠀

Manager.

There sill seems to be a lack of ed a "stay of execution" pending re- SUNDAY HERALD or the HONG

KONG interest in the market, which re-consideration of the matter, and I

DOLLAR DIRECTORY 6%mained dull and featureless-to-day. am sure I express the unanimous COMPANY. 54% There were, however, a few In sentiments of this meeting when 1 30%

stances of firmness displayed, not say that I earnestly hope the re- ably in Wharves, Star Ferries and consideration will result in a per- Electrica, the last-named having manent decision to proceed no fur- been dealt in at advancing rates up ther with the falling of these trees. to $78%. The balance sheet of

Vancouver Case, this Company just issued, discloses

Electrica $78/178

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. On London

T. T.

1/6

On demand

1/6

Four months' sight 1/6% Credits 4 months":

aight

SALES

1/6

Star Ferries $96%

On demand

38.

Credits: 60 days!

right.

Dom.

On Pari

580

Credits: 4 months' sight On (adfa-- T. TA

620

895%

On demand.

The London, on New York and

On demand”. New York on London cross rates. De Bhangháb closed yesterday at 0,5,85.08% On demand and £-U.S.507% respectively, as On Japane compared with US$5.08 on Wed-On demand nesday.

On Manila)

On demand

Dairen (Dalny)

Tenglien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro Hamburg

Hong Kong

Honolulu

· Aisinking

Karachi

Kaba

London

Branches of American Expread Com- pany in Principal cities at United States of America and Canada

THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL

BANK LTD.

National Bank Bodens BA Das Voeux

Molly

Telephones (Old) $25 Antamoks 74 cta.

BUYERS

•

pics of traffic interference.

Hong Kong, 1st March, 1984.

:

As the matter is still "subjudice" ministration of Kowloon. It merits. * very sound position, and has will refrain from further com also, however, the active support of created a favourable impression.ment; I am reminded however, of all those who benefit from the la- a noble avenue of maplen which abours of the Association, and I one time graced one of the principal would ask all those residents of streets in Vancouver Granville St. Kowloon who are not so far on our -nd which were cut down og, list of members, and who rympe

thise and agree with the work of

··I am informed that the "City the Association to give us their - Fathers" of Vancouver are now ex moral support by the addition of ercising, their minds to find ways their names to our roll. and means of replanting this Appreciation Shown avenue, with trees! They have real I would take this opportunity of ised," however, i that? while trees, expressing our appreciation of which have taken. 60 or 100 years the continued active interent, in fo grow to splendour can be felled Kowloon affairs shown by the Hon. in half, an' hour, the replacing of Sir Henry, Pollock, who, is them in an impossibility. ¿In this Honorary Life Member of our Az- connection, I would-draw, the atten- phelaljon, and our thanks for his tion of any of you who have pot no "verrendy Assistance and, advices far soen it to the excellent photo, cuz thanks are also due to the Hon. graph reproduced the 48 CM.

Braga, our "Member for Post" of March

*** Kowloon," who as always Association's Duties ploned our cause One fact which does emerge with netively, assisted us in our startlingar clarily - from

Hong Kong Binh 11700

Union, Insurances ̈ $5621⁄41⁄2 Underwriters $1.10 Douglases $85Y - Docks $141⁄2A

Wharves $114

Realties $6.30;"

Ewa Cottons Sh, #12.90 Star Ferries-$0544"," Yaumati Ferriei 425 2/ Electrics $78

784

On Singapore.

On/demandţi

On Batavia--

On demand:

On Balzen--

Macao Electrics $28% - Telephones (Old) $24.63 Telephones (New): $124% Canton Ices $2.10

fact the lation

need for sue:

On demand

Ou Band

On

and,

· Lane, Crawfords $4 Govt: Losna 1197 Prem.

SELLERS

and

the my

onclusion, ersonal thanks

vish to eky

Asso- of the Association, the mem

the General Committee, ade 'Committees, for.

allowed on; Corrent.

The Company on

Travelers the uns: Cheques for and

fry Paddllion, the

of Sta thoroughly squ partment

counts

ut rates Lebe obli

Hong Kong ESIA:

2):89.60;

their own