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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION..

dusherland Cauf the

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA – CHINA.

pesananna. Bi per una Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

Ibroad and Pilly Paid to $6,000,000

Base Fanda-

Basarro Lóabilty of Proprietets $1,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: BONDKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Bos. Mr. 1.01.8. Mackle

Chalaman.

7. P: Warten, Esq.

Deputy - Camlisi,

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

.£3,000,000 .£3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

««£3,000,000

“Agencies : und Branches:

Alor Star

Toil

Rangoon

Amritsar

Inch

-Saigon

Karachi

Semarang

Klang

Seremban

Kobe

Shanghai

Kunla

Singapore

Lumpur

Sitiawan

Kaching Madras

Sourabaya

Taiping

BRANCHES 7--

Colombo Delhi

Manila

Tientsin

Medan

Tongkah

AMOT

LONDON

Haiphong

New York

Bhuker)

BANOXOK

Hamburg

Peining

Tsingtao

Hankow

Harbin

W. H. Bell, Kra.

A. H. Cemplan, Reg. -

O, Mukin, Kag. *

GC. Knight, Eng.”

BATAVIA

BOMBAY GALGUNITA CANTON CHEPOO COLOMBO

DAIREK

FOOCHOW

RAIPHONG

HAMBUR BANKOW :BARDIN

HONGWEW

JIONA

IH

JONGA

KONE KOWLOON

K. 8. Menn, Haq,

Hen. Mr 3.1. Palazzon

T. J. Pantos Reg.

1. M. Grayburn, Xaq.

LYONG MALACCA

KANILA

MUAH {Johorn}

MUIDAN

--NEW YORK

PEPING PEKANO

NANGOON

BALOON

SAN FRANCISCO

KUALA LUMPuz

SHANGRAT

BINGAPOR

BORRADAYA

KUNDEI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOETO

16INOTAO VOROBAMA

Ouvel ou apened in Teri Durrant and Flat Daponiis tocaired for ang, JONG U sherbet periods in Lomal Company and Sharing Du besta which will be quelad os application. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Buslawn of the shers Buns la anndred-

of by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

wikikod· on application.

Balog may be

701 THE HONGKONG AND SHANOKAI BANKING CORPORATION,

7. M. GRATBURN,

Chief Manner.

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1924.

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OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT

located on the Mezzanine Floor of Our New building is Specially Con- structed in provide all of these Im- portant Qualities,

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You may obtain a

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Bangkok Batavia Bombay

Calcutta Canton Cawnpore Cebu

Hong Konr

(Peking) Yokohama

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THE CHINA MAIL:

Commerce.a

Finance

U.S. STOCK MARKET

CONTROL BILL.

Amendment Defeated.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phie Messages Ordinance, 1881. "R ceived April 10, 9.49 am)

Washington, To-day.

#

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. Quotations.

New York, Yesterday, Dow Joner Averages.

Last To-day's Changes My Avar. Äver.

50. Industrials

103.00 103.54 .06 down 40.22 40.00 .22 down 26,00 25.72 28 down 04.00 94.21 16 up

Led by Senator Carter Glass 20 Rails the Democrats revolted when 20-Utilities the Senate Banking Committee 40 Bonds voted to amend the Stock Market Commodity

Index

58.67 63.64 .03 down Regulation Bill to establish

Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Co. Re- commission of three members to port:-Conditions are unchanged ex- administer the. Act.

cept for a little more bullishness in Motor shares coppers and steels. are 'heavy due to labour troubles.

The amendment will deny the Federal trade Commission and the General Federal Reserve any participa tion. United Press, per S. C.

Foreign Exchange and Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix-

ed Deposits received for one year or Gold Bar Co. shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

W. K. E. THOMAS,

Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1234

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office:-Hong Kong.

Aulbertad Capital (E.E. Currmacy)...851,000,000 Paid-Up Onli

DRAKONEC —

Basicou, Bangkok,

LONDON BAKKER -- The Livri's Bank, Zahed CORRESPONDENYN

In all pelasipul rim of the Work, Farelys Ruchanan asi banking, booľnom at wrwy dancription transnobně,

Safe Deposit Bekas Cracions same) at a pudly

LOOK POONG SHAN.

Cher Manager.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital ....

Undivided |Reserve and

Profils

$10.000.000.00

We feel that the whole list has a very firm foundation. Wheat: Mar- ket inactive. Statistics are com-

Cotton: paratively bullish.

The market is dull and prices moved within a narrow range. Sentiment

COTTON, SILVER is rather mixed, many preferring to

AND WHEAT

Latest Quotations.

NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS

•

await developments before entering: new commitments. Silver: Market steady, Sentiment in the sub-com- mittee of the Senate, according to Senator Thomas, ta in favour of ac- cepting the Dies Bill and will in- clude his own remonetisation.

TUESDAY,

Heiress to Wed Georgian Noble

Carol Karman

Prince Tehkotens Declaring that she is so much in love that she would want him if he were a-ditch-digger, Miss Carol Marmon, of Pasadena, Cal., only child of General B. C. Marmon, automobile magnate, announced she will marry Pribes "Nicky", Tehkutous, Georgian nobleman and relative of the moted Mdivani brothers, next month,

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY..

plan for silver Forward Silver Advances

Business Done:-850,000 shares.. The local dollar remains un-

Last To-day's changed. opening on demand this i Price

Price morning at 1/534.

Forward silver yesterday ad- 0834 974

vanced 1/16 to 20 1/16, but spot. ailver remained steady at 19 15/- 10.

New York, April 10.

Messrs. Asia Lands Ltd. have re- ceived the following quotations on

Air Reduction the New York cotton and wheat Allied Chemical & Dye .151% 1524 rubber, silk and silver exchanges American Can on the Commodity Exchanges Inc. New York:-

Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc.

$ 5,508,600.00 of New York:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—

Sir Shouson Chow. Chairman.

Li Koon Chun. Eaq.

•

P. K. Kwok. Enq

Wong Tun Tang, Esa.

Chan Ching Shek, Esq.

El Lan Sang, E.

Wong Chu Ron. Eaq."

Kan Ying Po. Eng.

Kan Tong Po, Esq. Chief Manager. 15 Tas Fong, Eki., Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-.

Bankow Honolula Kobr Kowloon London

· Faigon

Apr. 7 Range Apr. 9 Range

.46.54 46.54 46.90 46.93

46.80 46.85

47.17 47.25

..47.00 47.90. 48.10 48.11

Total sales for the day:

36 contracts of 177 contracts of

25,000 oz. each 25.000 ozs. each

Market:-Quiet.

Rubber:

RUBBER.

American Radiator Amerkan Smelling

Commodity Exchange General Motore

Inc. of New York:

Apr. 7 Range May.11.40 11.45 July

11.66 11.70 Sept. .11.35 11.99

11.66 11.56 Internat. Harvester 11.82 11.82 Internat. Tel. & Tel. 12.10 12.10 Liggett & Hyers "R"

Monte Ward

Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc, of Pacific Gas & Electric

Apr. 7 Range Apr. 9 Range

MAN BUILDS

APRIL 10, 1934.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

UNION WATERBOAT CO... - LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TH

HE TWENTY NINTH AN- NUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices, of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., on MONDAY, 23rd April, 1934, at 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1933.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th to 23rd April, 1934, both dates: Inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

General Managers. Hong Kong, 9th April, 1934,

GOVERNMENT NOTICES.

SALE OF. 40-FT. STEAM PINNACE No. 258

TELESCOPE IN

SPARE TIME T 18th April 1934

Among Best Of Its Kind In Sydney.

MAGNIFIES 240 TIMES

Sydney, N.S.W. To fill in his idle moments,

+

ENDERS are invited up to the

for the pur chase of the above named vessel

as she lies on the wall in the front of Boiler Shop in Naval Yard, Hong Kong.

Particulars of the vessel and ccnditions of sale, permits to view and copies of tender forms may be obtained on application to the a Naval Store, Oficer, H.M. Deck-

The vessel will be on view dur- ing working hours,

20% 65.17% as compared with US resident of Drummoyne (near yard, Hong Kong.

$5.16% on Saturday, while the Sydney) has built in a

sthall New York on London rate, which backyard workshop, a telescope Tender will be received in the closed on Saturday at £U.S.$6.18, which weighs 11 yesterday closed at -U.S.$5.18%.

10% 214 214

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

.102% 15/4 445%

102

154 45%

SILVER.

American Tel. & Tel...118% Closing Commodity Price Op American Tobacco "B" 72 [April 9.

American Waterworks 214 Anaconda Copper Mining 16%

1184

.

71%

The London on New York cross rate yesterday closed at £-U.S.

17

Aubern

52

Bendix Aviation

51%

10%

1814

Borden Co.

234

$2,434,000.00 May HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG

July 12. Des Voeux Road Central Sept.

Caterpillar Co.

J. I. Casey

Canadian Pacific

17

16

71%

70%

31%%

314

Chase National Bank

28

28

..47.33 47.33

47.55 47.60

Chrysler Motors

54

53

Dec.

Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 36%

37

Curtian Wright

4%

Du Pont de Nemours. 98%

On London-

T. T.

Eastman Kodak

88%

89%

Electric Auto-lite Cn.

2844

28%

On demand

1/64 1/5%

Electric Bond & Share. 10% Electric Power & Light 7 General Electric

16%

4

Four months' eight 1/6% Credits 4 months'

22% 2175

sight

176%

General Foods

32% 37% 344 344

On New York→

Apr. 9 Range

Gillette Safety Gold Dust

10%

10%

On demand ............

38%

Credita 60 dayı'

41%

414

sight

39%

14% **

On Paris-

90

881

Amoy

Batavia

Bombay

Calcutta Canton

Manila Melbourne Nagasak! New York

Seattle

Loew's

On demand

5771⁄4

Semarang

Shanghai Singapore

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

33

32

32

National Biscuit ..

42%

42%

Credits 4 months'

sight

6172

149 contracts - 218 contracts

National City Bank

28%

2841 On India→→

Qs6ka

Paris

Sourabaya Swatow Syndey

SILK.

National Dairy Prod.

10%

144

T.T. and demand... 98%

Guis Elevator

1541

10%

101%

15% On Bhanghai—

Talhoku Tientsia

New York:

Packard Motors

5%

52

On demand

110

Tokyo

Pennsylvania Rly.

16

*3514

On Japan:

May Sept Dec

.1.31 1.32

1.32 1.32

Radio Corpn.

7%

5%

Scars Roebuck

On demand....... 125

49

48%

.1.34 1.34%2

unquoted

1.341⁄2 1.36 unquoted

Socony Vacuums Corpn.

10%

164

On Manila-

Standard Brande

2014

22%

On demand

75

SUGAR

Standard Gas

Standard Oil Co. BA NJ. 484

124 12

On Singapore

4614

On demand

63%

Texas Corpn.

274

27*

On Batavia-

Trans-America

July

September Market: Quiet.

April 7 April 1.40 1.38 1.46 1.44 1.52 .1.49

Union Carbide & Carbon 45% Union Pacific

6% 454

On demand

56

.....18012

129

On Balgan-

United Air & Transport 22% United Cornn. United States Steel

284

On demand

574

04

6%

On: Bangkok

$1

Westinghouse F. & M.. 38

524 $8

On demand

125%

XDIV; BID→t.

Bovereigns - bank buy-

COTTON.

INC.

Head Ofce:-65, Broadway, New York.

Capital

17.8.$6,000,000.00

Surplos Reserves

.U.S.31,867,089.17

.U.8.$1,716,079.67

Cotton: change:

Apr. 7 Range Apr. 9 Range May .12.05 12.07 11.34 11.05: July ..12.14 12.15 Oct. 12.28 12.29 Dec. ...12.86 12.36 12.29 12:30 Jan. 12.44 12.44 12.35 12.85 Mar....12.49 12:49 12.40-12.42 Middling

New York Cotton Ex-

SHARE --MARKET.

ing rate..... 1/63% Bar Silver, per oz.... 19 15/16 Bar Silver in Hong

Kong

дот.

küzd.

12.05 12.06 12.19 12.20

Spot ..12.25

12.15

BRANCHES :——.

WHEAT.

O

Unico City

Glasgow

博四

Kaplan

Aperan

Hamburg

A

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA

Wave

Porta

Heidelberg

May July

Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria

Boody Broman

Nagasaki

.Daire

Batavia

Celestia

Nagoya

Lore Inge

L

Berlin

New York

Bombay

Osaka

Calcutta

Canton.

Parts Pelping

Colomb Copelangs Doblla Mixburgh

Demers

Mamelod Mocha Garla

Mextrem Mine

Bungsport

TRONIES

Vandoo

Ladak

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO.). HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formous Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1899.

Comics) Bank La Formoon

Bank Notes Imund Avariga, amount (Tau. sezon se

On and after August 15th, 1933, the rate of Interest on Special Current Deposit will be at 2% The, on daily balance and the rate for balance over $10,000 will be quoted on application (Maximum rate-1%).

LONDON KALIKA:

Balaye Bak, LAB., Joydy Bank, 144, Midland »Bank, - Tt, Wasianimator Bank, En.

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The Both bag Dorrupendous le sli_the_peinnes) Jammersdal – Ombres throughout the warld..

LOCRA

28 Dan Your Bond: Onutra).

Ema Kang. Danseohar- $4, 198.

Haiphong

Peiping Penank Rangoon

. San Felsco Vancouver Yokohama

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

Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee

May

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received Exchange: for one year or shorter perioda in [Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on appli- cation.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, Jat: March, 1934.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

ZONG KONG BRANCH -

►

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1980

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

Dairen (Dalny) Rangoon

Fengtien (Mukden). Rio de Janeiro

Hankow

Hong Honolulu

San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang

Shangha Singapore

Hamburg

Karbin

Konr

Boerabaya Sydney Tientsin Tokya Tyingiau Yingkow

Krinking Karachi

Kobe

THE

Felping

Polar Batteggiam Все

Branches of American Express Com pany in Principal cities of Walted States of America and Canada.

The Official Summary of the Copper Canb Hong Kong Stock Exchange issued Copper Cents....... 1% prem. yesterday at 3.16 p.m.

Rate of Native Interest 84% pa Banks and Unione continue, to at-Chinese Sub, Coin 31%% dis tract investors, but no shares ap- Hong Kong Sub. Coín par. pear to be in sight at the quoted buying rates. With these two ex-1

LONDON EXCHANGES. ceptions, the market generally act- ed quite dull to-day, but without much change in rates, but Electrics Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade: were weaker, offering at under

April 7. April 9. |$72,

86 852 85%

86%

September .... 87% 871%

Total sales for the day:---

.10,000,000

bushels

10,000,000

bushels

· AMERICAN GOLD PRICE: (WASHINGTON),

April 7 April 9

U,8., Treasury Gold

·Price, per or.....$85.00 $85.00 |

*NEW YORK METALS.

Apr. 5. Apr. 9 Copper, Oct. per ib.7.71 7.99 All classes of Commercial Banking Tin, Oct. per lb. 85.46 -- |"Transactions undertaken.

58.25

Personal investment » accounta handled.

70 CENTS PER SHARE" BY UNION WATERBOATS

London Los Angeles Manila Moji

The Company offers to intending Interest allowed on Current Ac Travelers they use and fandTravalarni, The Union Waterboat Company counte

Choques" and Letters of Cradik and, Limited, advice that, subject to Deposita received for fixed periods in addition, the world-wide service audit; the members of the Consult- at rates to be obtained on application of the thoroughly equipped Travel Deing Committes, will, at the approach

partment.. T. ABE.

- Acting-Manager.

5.16

60:5/32 13.06.

Paris

New York

London, Yesterday.

78 13/82 5.17%

Montreal

SALES

Brissels

22.09

Geneva

15.98

Hotels $5.90

Amsterdam

7.04%2

Constructions (New) 70'ets.

Min

BUYERS

Benin Stockholm

19.39

Hong Kong Banks: $1650 Union Insurances $577 Underwriters $1.25 Hauba, $142

Copenhagen

Docks $15.

Prague

Providents (Old): $1.90

Madrid

22,39 19.90", 28. 226% 124% 3T 27/32 1101

$30, sellers

,517/

2252

4% 8.0.

Hotels. $5.90 Realties 46.15 Hong Kong Trams: $20 Yaumati Ferries 324% China Lights (Old) $8.80

· China, Lights: (New): $8% › Telephones. (New) $123⁄41⁄4 Lane Crawfords34 14 Constructions (Old) $1%" Constructions (New) 70 ets.:

SELLERS

DUGGAN,

ing meeting of Shareholders, recom- mend a dividend of 70 cents per ahars

Electrics 71% Ropes $6,15

Onl Vietna Helsingfors

Linton Athens Bucharest Belgrade

Rip] +

Bugos Aires

Masterideo

Shinchal

Bombay Ποια Κατε Yalphama

Biljer: Bpot

Forward:

War Loan 8% %%

86% 8.0, $75% 8.0.

1/6.8/82 176 3/4-1/2.5/82 .18 15/16 20:1/18

... 104 ** ---British Wiraises Bervice,

cwt, and has Ofce of the Naval Store Officer,

been described by experts as one HM, Dockyard, Hong Kong, up to

noon on 18th April, 1934.

of the best of its kind in Sydney.

He is Mr. K. Beames, 33 years] of age, and is a manufacturer of

radio receiving sets, motor acces HEARING THROUGH

HIS TEETH

Cyech Doctor Listens To Broadcasts.

VIBRATIONS TRANSMITTED

Prague.

sories, jewellery, cigarette hol- ders, and other articles. Mr. Beames does not claim to be an astronomer. He made the tele-| scope as a hobby.

The telescope is known as M six-inch equatorial reflector, and it magnifies 240 times. Mr. Beames] built every portion of the in- strument and its mountings him to broadcast programmes by means self. The telescope is for as-of a hollow tooth has been written tronomical work. Attached to a Czech medical review by Dr. It is an electric motor, which is Francis Svatek,

He props ene geared down from 6,000 revolu-

end of a short tions a minute to one revolution Wooden stick against the knob in in 24 hours, When a star in the middle of the loudspeaker brought into focus, the motor diaphragm and applies he other moves the instrument, and keeps end to a molar.

A description of how he listens

I

the star in view all the time. The vibration caused by the The telescope weighs 11 cw sound is transmitted to his ear so The tube is six feet long, and that he can hear both music and eight Juches in diameter. Abroadcast lectures. [quarter of a ton of gunmetal was Only persona

afficted with used in its construction, It is "otosclerosis," with a thickened mounted on four hundredweight|tar drum, can hear in this way. of cement and a cast iron pillar. It in useless to those whose audi- Mr. Benmen built the telescope as tory nerve destroyed, on whose ja hobby. He estimates that it ear-dram is perforated.---Reuter.

is worth about £350. It took 18 months to build. 'He said that. he could have finished the tele-i scope in 10 months if he had worked 48 hours a week on it. „Made Everything, Himself, Mr. Beames used nothing that had been imported. He made everything himself, including flenses, wire covered with cotton, gunmetal discs and, mechanical apparatus. He stated that he In six years, (1926-1992) the first got his idea from Professor miners in the Asturian have gone Simmonds, formerly of Sydney on strike no fewer than 194 University.

times.

Mr. Beams said that the tele

194 STRIKES IN SIX YEARS.

Asturian Miners Lose Over £400,000.

Madrid.

On these occasions they have scope brought the moon, which lost a total of 16,000,000 pesetas was 260,000 miles away, to with- (over £400,000) in pay, nearly in 1,500 miles. The Milky Way half of it being in 1932. ̧ through the telescope was trans- It is calculated that, if the formed into thousands of big other mining, districts in Spain stars. Women, he said, were are taken into consideration, very fond of looking through more has been lost through the instrument, at the new moon, strikes than through unemploy- which could be brought closement.

enough to fill the whole telescope. The figures are published by He had seen the polar caps on the Geographical and Statistical Mrs Jupiter looked as big as Institute-Reuter. the full moon. Mars as big as

ja erfcket ball; and Venus (when It was

a remarkable piece "of

a crescent) looked like the new work moon. When he looked at Mr. W. F, Gale, a well-known ntone building in Burwood, five Sydney astronomer, said that he miles away he could see the considered the telescope an ex- cracks between the stones,cellent production. The me Father O'Leary, of the Riyer chanical work was complete, and view: Observatory, said that, he it was efficient. There were not: had inspected" Mr. Beames's more than half 鼈 dozen telescope, and thought very equatorially mounted telescopes highly of it. It was one of the in Sydney. It was an excellent beat things of its kind in Sydney thing of its class-Reuter."