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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorland Capita

Isopod and Pully Paidup

800,000,000 90,000,000

Movers Punde sa

Besarre Záblišty of Proprietors 990,000,000

W. H. Bell. Eaq,

THE CHARTERED

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

Heserve Fund

.£3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE; HOMOKONG,

Reserve Liability of Pro-

pristore

.£3,000,000

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Agencies and Brancher:

IsaMr. 40M." Mackle Chairisa.

Alor Star

Mollo

Bangoon

- Ipoh

Balgon

Karscht

Semarang

Seremban

Shangha!

Singapore

Sitiawan

Sonrabaya

Cebu Colombo

Taiping Tientain

Medan

Haiphone

New York

Hamberg

Peiping

Hankow

MUAR (Johor),

Kartin

-Pening

MUEDEN

KEW YORK

Hot Hoa..

Foreign

4. J. P. Warren, Kas

Deputy ChairmA),

A., 11. Caupova, Esq.

6. Mūkis. Bey,

X.. Morrison, Mag-

Amritsar Bangkok

Bataria

Ues. Mr J.J. PALOTTO

1, K. Pearce Beau

T . 1 nhàng.

V. M. Ongburn, Ing.

Chief Masapr.

ДКАСИВЫ

LONDON LTONS

MALACCA

KANILA

Cawnpore

Klang Kobe

-Lumpur Kuching Madres Manila

AMOT

MANOROK MATATZA BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

OHLPOO

COLONNO

DAIREN

FOOCHOW

HAIPJIONG HAMBUNG

NONGKRW

HANKOW

RABBIN

ILOILO

JMH

JOHARE

KOUR

KOWLOON

FRIPTNO

PERANO RANGOON

BAIGON

MAX FRANCISCO

KUALA LUMPUR

SLANGKAT

BINGAPORE

BOUKAMATA

BUNGE PATANI

TIENTSIX

TOKYO

RMINGTAD YOKOHAMA

Durant Accole opened in Loʻl Currency and Fixed Deponte resalted for one your or shorlar periods in Loral Company and fouling da terme which will be quoted on sygiration. Hong Kong, 28th February, 1934.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the rberg Bank la confuss.

ad by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

viisland on application.

70% THE FORGING AND SHANGELI BANKIKO CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1934.

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that is really: FIRE. PROOF

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ma

You Box in this most up-to-date Vanit for your own use at a very moder- ate Rental.

obtain a Safe Deposit

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

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

J (TAIWAN GINKO.)

THE

ommerce and Finance

COTTON, SILVER AND WHEAT

Latest Quotations.

NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS

'New York, March 16. -^ Messrs. Asia Lands Ltd. have re

| rafved the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat rubber, silk and silver exchanges: Tongkah

(Bhulcer)n the Commodity Exchanges Inc.. Tsingtao New York:- (Peking) Yokohama

Zamboanga

General

Closing Commodity Price March 15.

and Exclare Banking businesi Transacted.

Current "Accents, opened and Fix-of ed Deposita received for one' year or: shorter periods at rates which will be [quoted ón application.

Established 1912.

Head Office:Hong Kong.

SILVER

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. Quotations.

New York, Yesterday.

Dow Jones Averigis,

Last"-To-day's Changes. „Aver." _ Aver, 103.64 102.21 1.49 down 49.81 43.86.08, down 27,04 26,5849 do wi 93.67 93.64,63 down)

30 Industrials 20 Ralls

20 Udillies.

* Bonda Commodity

Inder

54.62 64.23 39 down The Messen. E. A Pierce & Co Rs. on port:--The market received · sup-

port after the first shock, of sell- ing, but the recovery in the last Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc. hour was not particularly impres

[sive)` We think that'trading senti- New York:

Mar. 14 Range Mar. 16 Ringe ment is growing somewhat more May ...47.30 47.35 45.80 45.80 discouraged. Washington news con- July....47.72 47.76

tinues to be the dominating in"] W. H. E. THOMAS,

46.10 46.10 Sept. Acting Manager.

48.10 48.25 46.45 46.55fluence. Whent: There was 're- Dec. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934.

....48.80 48.95 47.10 47.10, newed May liquidation. Buyers Total sales for the day:-

have withdrawn owing to the easier; THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. 53 contracts of -- 628 contracts of Winnipeg market, and to temper-|

25,000 ozs. each — 25,000 025, enching inflation possibilities 'over Mr.

Market:-Quiet.

Morgenthau's opposition to the sil- RUBBER.

ver policy. Colton: 'The market Rubber: Commodity Exchanga jopened casier but recovered on the Inc. of New Yorki

Įre-assurance that the Bankhead Mar. 14 Range Mar. 15 Range Bill would paas the Senate by to- Mar....11.42 11.42 11.45 11.45morrow afternoon. Speculative dengid Barker, Bangkok, May....11.56 11.57 11:60 11.60 sentiment was reactionary. Silver: July ........11.89 11.90 11.31 11.92 Prices held quite steady under sup-

Standard No. 1 "B" Contract,

port credited to foreign accounts, Total sales for the day:-

then turned sharply reactionary 1,040 contracts 644 contracts

under heavy liquidation. following On SILK.

Washington reports that Mr. Mor- Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc, of genthau is opposed to taking any New York:

action on silver at present. Laber, the pressure abated and a moderate rally occurred, the undertone being atll quite unsettled-Reuter.

Business Dobe:-1,340,000 shares.

Last To-day's Price Prico

Svitaciaal Emptial (21.5. Oursory] .....$11,000,000 Fil&Up Ouplink menuntuminen: 8,000,000 Somers Pasë mesmen 1,193,000

Dan ber

BRANCHER-

And Han Franclama.

LONDON ZAYKELĖ....

The Lord's Book, Limited.

CORRESPONDENTS

In all petacipal elas of the World.

Piesipi Krabangs and baking bariness of

By Deposit Boxne (rselows almasi të » púarly

LOOK POONG SHAN.

Chief Manager.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.|Mar.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and

Profita

Undivided

Mar. 14 Range Mar. 15 Range

1.35 1.37

1.33.1.344 SUGAR. $10,000,000.00 Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee $ 5,598,600.00 Exchange:

$2,434,000,00

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—

Sir Shoumon Chow, Chairman.

Li Koon Chun. Esq. P. K. Kwok. Eng Wong Yun Tong. Eng.

Chan Ching Shek, Eig.

Là Lan Sang, Est.

New York Cotton Ex-Amerlian Waterworks 21% Amerkan Tobacco "B". 70%

Mar. 14 Range Mar. 15 Range

.1215 12.15 - 12.18 12.18

Forcador

Combining business with pleasure, Sener Victoriano LaSerena Shani bull-fighter, arrives at New York with his wife, Virginia, to take in the sights before proceeding to Mexico City, where the torcader has neversi

engagements in the bull-ßghting arena, `...

EXCHANGES,

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONE London-

T. T.

1/6

1/6

On demand Four months' sight 1/6% Credits 4 months'.. On New York-

sight

1/6%

On demand............. 38 Credits 60 days'

sight

nom.

Mar. 14. Mar, 15.

On Paris

March

1.46 1.45

Air Reduction

97%

07.14

On demand

580

May

1.55

1.55

Allied Chemical & Dye .180% American Can

140

July

...100

Credits 4 months*

.

99%

1.62

1.61

American Smelting

45%

43

sight

620

Market:-Quiet,

.

American Radiator

18 14%%

On India-

COTTON.

American Tel & Tel 120%

119%

T. T.

991⁄2

Colton: change:

6914

21

On demand

99

Anaconda Copper Mining 15

14 On Shanghai-

Market:-Barely steady.

Auburn

554

5344

On demand

110

Wong Chu Son. Esq.

Mar.

Barden Co

Bendix Aviation

10%

242/

1914

On Japan!--

28

Kan Yinx Pa, Esq.

Canadian Pacific

On demand

128

17%

174

¡May

Kan Tong Po, EIG, Chief Manager,

July

12.24 12.25 .12.34 12.34 12.34 12.35

12.26 12.25

J. J. Case

7214

On Manila-

Caterpillar Co

30%

20%

On demand

7634

Li Ta Fong, Esq. Manager.

Ort.

.12.47 12.48

12.49 12.50

Chase National Bank

27%

27

Dec.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.........

Á mor Batavis

Manila Melbourne

Seattle

Bombay Calcutta Canton Baiphong

Nagsaki

New York

Ovaka

Pari

Hankow

Prining

Semarang Shanghaf Singapore Sourabaya Swatow Sruder

Jas. Middling

Spot 12.45

12.58 12.58 .12.64 12.64

Chrysler Motors

On Singapore—

53%

5254

12.00 12.63

Consolidated Gas of N.Y.

On demand

63%

40%

39

12.68 12.68

Curtin Wright

4%

On Batavis--`

Du Pont de Nemours

97

90%

On demand

56%

Eastman Kodak

80 RA

12.46

Electric Auto-lite Ca

| On Saigon→→→ -

20%

28%

WHEAT. Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade:

Electk Bond & Share

On demand

58

18%

18

Mar. 14. Mar. 15.

Robe

Handulu

Penang

Rangoon

Kowison

Seign San Pcisco

Talhoka Tientsin Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama

May July

881/4

87

General Foods

Electric Power & Light. 7% General Electric

1714

On Bangkok

221

On demand

123%

3812

General Motors

88%

3724

8812

87

Gillelic Safety

11 10%

September

893%

88

Gold Dust

10%

194

42% 41%

10,000,000 bushels

18 10% 858

HEAD, OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formons. London

Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 189.

Central Bank Su Fromeans

Total sales for the day:-

20,000,000

bushels

AMERICAN GOLD PRICE:

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted, Loans Bank Kaleemund ávorige amoun) ...Ten 1 har nu-

granted on approved securities.

Current Account opened in Local On and after August 15th, 1933, the rate of Interest on Special Current Currency and Fixed Deposits - received Deposit will be at 22 pa on daily for one year or sharter periods in U.S. balance and the rale for balance over Torni

Foreign Currencies on $10,000 will be quoted on applient on. terms which will be quoted on appli- (Maximum rate-1%).

LONE IN MARKYM

Berringe Bank. Adı: Leyds Book. Ik Midlinad Bank, išč, Virimidotar Back, Lad

The Bank has Cermespondería în all the principat Summerla) Contrar shironghent__the_wall

EUNG SONG BHAMUN :

MACITIRA.

выход

De Tras Bad Cormal Hang Eung, December 9, 1961

jeffun.

and

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let *

KAN TONG PO.

Chlef Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1994,~

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Offee-65, Broadway,

New York."

.FT.S.$8,000,000.00

1.8$1,867,089.17

U.5.$1,718,979.67

BRANCHES-

Mxico €11y

Xia

Feria

Olarge Валь Hanberr Heidelberg Helping

."A

"THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Capital Surplus Reserves

***

BalabEsked 1880

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund (...................... Yen.122,750,000

Aniver

ANNOS

Ben's

· Head Office:-YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria -

Nagasaki

Batavia

Nagoya

Brussels da

Oana

Emera

Berlin

New York

Bombay

Osaka

Marcia Carle

Calcutta

Paris

-Hokin

Canton

goon.

San Francisco

Sentile

Kong

Skangbal Bingapore

iding

Bydney

Kabo London

Somabaya. Tientsin

Los Angeles. Manlia

Moji

Dairen (Dalny):

Fengtien (Mukdan), Blo de Jendró

Harbin Hong Honolulu

Semarang.

Manres

Pirma Rotterdam

Taormina

Candou

Branches of American Express Com- paný fa... Prinčiɲil cities of United States of America and Canada. N

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken,

(WASHINGTON).

Treasury

Price, per oz.

Internat Harvester Internat Tel & Tel Ligges & Myers "B Loew's Inc

Biscuit Mar. 14 Mar. 15 National Dairy Prod.

City Bank Gold

Otis Elevator .... 35.00 35.00 | Pacific Gas & Electric NEW YORK METALS,

Packard Motors

Bly

Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Radio

Pen Caron 7.45 Sears Roebuck. ..... 54.50 54.20 Socony-Vacuum Corpn

Standard Brande

Copper, Oct., per 1b.... 7.72 Tin, Oct. per lb,

LOCAL DOLLAR DECLINES,

Spot Silver Steady.

The Jocul dollar has declin-

ed 3⁄41⁄4, opening on démand this

morning at 1/6, 224

32% 31%

2014+ 2541

12

19%

199

58

85%

35....

8%

Boversigna bank buy-

ing rate... 1/6% Bar Silver per oz. ... ; 20% Bar Silver in Hong

Kony

пом

NORWEGIAN VESSEL PIRATED

S.S.. Norviken. Looted At Chilang Point.

NOTICE.

LENTS.

THE HONG KONG BREWERS &

DISTILLERS LTD. wish to thank the public for their splendid. support of H. B. DARK BEER, and to apologise for any disappoint- ment that may have been caused by the recent shortage which is due to the sales having greatly exceeded" expectations.

There will be ample supplies of DARK BEER next week, and orders |will be executed without any

delay

TEN PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED,

Disguised แล passengers, 22 pirates made a sûteessful coup an board the Norwegian steamer, Norviken, last Tuesday while on the voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong via Swatow.

KOWLOON GOLF CLUB

M

EMBERS are reminded of the Smoking Concert which will take place at the Club House" on Saturday, March 17th at 7.45 p.m.

THE MACÃO JOCKEY CLUB DROGRAMMES

and

ENTRY FORMS for the SPRING RACE MEETING to be held at Macao-on SUNDAY, 25th March, 1934, may be obtained at The Sports Club, Hong Kong Jockey Club Stables, or at the Offices of Messrs. Benjamin & Potts, 11. Queen's Road,.......

ENTRIES clase at. NOON Saturday, 17th March, 1934.

SPORT NOTICES.

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB

TENNIS TOURNAMENT

TH

THE following tentative daten have been arranged for Open Championship Events

Monday, 19th March

Singles Semi-Final:--

Toui Wai Pui v, G. R. M. Ricketts

Tuesday, 20th March.

Doubles Semi-Final:-

L. Goldman & E. C. Fincher ▼ Taoi Ping Fan & Taui Yun Pui

Wednesday, 21st March,

Friday, 23rd March

Doubles-Semi-Final:-

The ships officers were com- Singles Semi-Final:- pletely surprised and the pirates took charge of the vessel, aud steered the ship to Chilang Point systematically looting the vennel Jon her way dowe. At Chilang Point the vessel was” met” by Bam- which a considerable pana into

amount of lont and ten passengers, taken for ransom, were transfer- red. The pirates-then made, #, successful withdrawal.

S. A. & H. D. Rumjahn v, Ho Ka

Lau & Teui Wai Pui

Monday, 26th March

Slagles-Final.

Wednesday, 28th March

Double-Final.

Beserved Scata may now be book-

The ship's wireless apparatus ed at Mesars. S. Moutrie & Co. was destroyed and consequently no Price-$1.10 each, including tax. messages could be despatched.

The vessel then steamed to Swa tow where she arrived yesterday, being 24 hours overdue.

H.M.S. Wishart, which went-to Jihe assistance of the U.S.S. Fulton in Bias Bay, was cruising around Chiland -Point, and only left the scene three hours before' the Chinese Nuts Canterest 312%, ale arrival of the Norvilken

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.....

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Publis

ON

Copper Cash ... 20m. Copper Cents

Auction" ..., 1% prem. Rate of Native pa.

Hong Kong Sub. Coin pár

LONDON EXCHANGES.

Montre. "Ondon, Yesterday.........

16% Paris

21% 2144 New

20%

Tinited Air¦ & Transport: 241% ⠀⠀ 2414

.77:15/32

5.09% 5.09

The vessel is expected in Hong Kong to-morrow..

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

27, British Vessels.

Standard Oil Co of NJ. 15%%

Texas Corpo

Trans-America

Union Carbide & Carbon 48%1⁄2

48

Union Pacific

12814 1274

Brussels Geneva Amsterdam Milan

21.884

+15.7814

7.3757

59 15/32

United Corpnes

67 6540.

12.8844

The following warships are port to-day, and are berthed follows:-

in

as

Stockholm

18.394

Copenha

22.30

Oslo

18.90

·122

Helsingfor

United States Steel. 53% 523 Berlin Westinghouse E^AM...Ð3⁄4y #933 Vjenna.

BID ID="./

.:

Spot silver, which was steady on H.K. AND WHAMPOA Prague

Wednesday, remained unchanged yesterday, closing at 20%, while the forward price declined 1/16 to 20.11/16.

The London on New York cross |rate yesterday', closed at £--U.S. |$5.09%) as" compared with BLUS. $5.10 on Wednesday, while the New York on London rate remained an changed at U. 8, 45,10.,

THE OVERSEAS : NATIONAL

BANK LIDE

National “Bank, Balla BA-Des Voeux Bord,

"Personal investment accounts Authorised handled.

"Tha" Company. Lffere

Interest allowed on Current A Travelers: theme of ita,

be putain

Hong Kong MANK:12,

| Cheques"-" and Letters of

|fn| sădition, :ther world-wi

tom of its thoroughly equipped TraTel.

partment

M. DUGGAN,

or

DOCK CO.

$797,515.65 Gross Profit

Shown On Year.

As shown by the Profit and Loss Account, the Hong Kong and Wham- poe Dock Company's gross profit on working for the year ending Decem- bér 11, 1933, l■ 3797;515.65.

After deductiky. Interns crown rent, ingurança, Dire Auditors" "Lees and lowing the gum

of-$289,255,28 for buildings and pla Lor the whi

Madrid

Belgrade Lisbon

Athens

Bucharest Rio

2264 *87 7/16-

225.

100% 530 sellers

2010:1 4%*

Buenos Aires! #1⁄4 5,0.

Montevideo

88 3.0.

rates, and

Bombay Shanghai Hong Yokohama Silver Spot

1/6.1/16

1/6 7/16.

-1/2 3/16

200 20.11/16. 103 7/16

vice,

Basin M. 8. Tamar,G, South Wall-H M. B. Tarantula, [H.M.S. Bruce PV4

East Wall.-H. M. S. Cornflower, FL. M. 8. Folkestone, - H. - MAS Olympus, E. M. S. Perseus, >>West Wall--H, E. B. Advențire, H. M. 8 Bridgewater, H. N. 9. Whitshed my tag

Norta ArmH 1. 3. Eagle, North Wall-H, M.*3, Wishart. Dock H, H, S. Herald, H. MS

FRIDAY, the 16th March, 1934 commencing at 5.16 p.m. at their Sales Boom,

4:Duddell Street,

·

& Fine Collection of 770 Hong

Kong Postage Stamps from First issue 1862 up-to-date all perfect condition in mint, used and unused and in single, pairs, blocks, strips, etc.

with varieties and Treaty Ports Postmarks

broken up into 205 Tots tu auit local Collectors.

- On View from Wednesday the 14th March, 1984.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS,

Alte AuctionGSIL

Hong Kong, 18th March, 1934,

HE Undersigned -have received: Beinstractions to sell by Publig

ON

Auction

Verity, H. 8, Wild HM. K. MONDAY; the 19th March, 1954.

Talkoo Dock H/M 8. Protbus Cosmopolitan Dock-H1B Pandora:

No. 8 Buoy

čing at 2.30 p.mm

Hankow Road, Kowloon, E Fins Collection of Valuable