BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Evikorsand Capital
800.200.000
Loved and Fully Paling so,000,000
Beserve Funde-
memem #15,000,000
Beterre Labilty of Proprietors | $35,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Hot. Mr. 0,6,8, Backla
W, 13, Bell,*Haq,
Chairman
J. P. Warren, Yag. Reply Cheirova.
A.. Pompton, Raq, I
1. Miskin, Faq, "@ C. C. Knight, Eng.
T. M. Grayburn. Eaq.
Chief Maraght.
AMOT
BANGKOK
TATATIA
BOMBAY
CALZITZA
CANTON
OHENDO COLOMBA DAIRES POOCHOW
НАГРИОКО
RAMBENO HANKOW HARNES
RONGKEW
TORO
JOBORI
KOBE
IOWLOOK
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
་
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICES LONDON.
Agencies and Branches:
THE CHINA MAIL..
Commerce and
Finance
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
-New York, Yesterday: Dow Jones Averages.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
.£3,000,000 .ES,000,000
| Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Alor Star
Iloilo
Rangoon
Amritsar
Ipob
Saigon
Bangkok
Karachi
Batavia
Kjang
K. N. Morrison, Kag,
Bombay
Kobe
Men. Mr J., Paterson (T. X, Pentes Des.
Calcutta
Keala
Canton
Lumpur
Cebu
Caper
Kuching
Semarang Seremban Shangha! Singapore Sitiawan Sourabaya
Madras
Taiping
20 Utilities 40 Bonds Commodity
Colombo
Manila
Tientsin
Delhi
Medan
Tongkah
BRANCHES :-
Haiphong
New York
LONDON
Hamburg
Peining
Tringtao
Hankow
(Peking) Yokohama
Harbin
Penang
Zamboanga
LYONG
MALACCA
MAKILA
TAR (Johor) MORDEN
XEW YORK
PROPFING
PPRANG
BANGOON
RATOOX
BAN FRANCIACO
KILALA LUMPON
SHANOBAT
SINGAPORE
BOPRABATA
RENGRI PAPAMI
TIEKTHIN
TOKYO
TEJNOTAO YOKOHAMA
Brand Ampoule opened la Leral Domekey sad and Depratie received for one pune ar skarlar perinde in Feral Company and Sterling na terang which will be quoted an applienkiem. Hong Kong, 25th February, 1934.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Bardak of the whewa Rakk de senisel- SARANG KONG AND SHANGHAI Bulon may be BAWKING CORPORATION.
abdelkad nu verliestice.
FOR THE HONAKONG AND SHANGWAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRATEURE.
Tidal Manager.
Hong Kong, 26th February, 1984.
SAFETY FIRST !
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries. Deposit them fa a Vault that in realet FIRE-PROOF BURGLAR - PROOF
DAMP PROOF!
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
|Hong Kon
30 Industrials 20 Rails
Last To-day's Changes. -Avar. Áver.
105.16 104.60 .30 down 50.28 49.96 .32 down 26.85 20.15 .30 up 94.46 94.66 .20 up
Index. 63.80 53.35 .45 down
COTTON, SILVER AND WHEAT
Latest Quotations.
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS
New York, April 13. Mesars Asia Lands Ltd. have re- raived the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat.
Messra. E. A. Pierce & Co Re-rubber, silk and silver exchanges on the Commodity Exchanges Inc...
(Bhuker) port: Before the opening, opinies New York:
appeared to be more or less gener- Closing Commodity Price
al that the market might have a sell-off, but there
fresh
Was no
Foreign Exchange and General news of a general character. In |Banking business transacted.
April-12-
SILVER.
Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc.
New York:
April 11 Range April 12 Range
46.55 46.60 ...46.85.46.90
Current Accounts opened and Fix. this situation, we will probably ed Deposits received for one year or continue to have a mixed market, of shorter periods at rates which will be but, altogether, we like the action [quoted ón application.
of the whole list. Wheat:----A May feature, was the liquidation of May July
Traders were disturb-Sept. ...47.30 47.35 contracts. ed by prospective adverse grain le- Dec.....47.85 47.85
W. H. E. THOMAS,
Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1854.
---
Established 1913.
Head Ofce:--Hong Kong-
áraberized Caribed (H.M. Currency) -<-211,002,000
-Up Capital
on
either
46.56 46.60 46.91.46.91 47.30 47:30 47.90 47.90
147 contracts of 25,000 ozs. cach
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. gislation and the enforcement of Total sales for the day:
the Wheat Code. Cotton: Theré 154 contracts of the scale- 25.000 ozs. each was a fair demand on
Market: Steady. down. The Bankhead Bill is res- tricting commitments
RUBBER. side. Silver: Conditions were Rubber: Commodity Exchange firm at the opening, but continued Inc. of New York: relatively dull. Later, the mar- kel developed a steadier undertone May on small scattered support. Business Done:-1,330.000 shares. Last To-day's Price Price
Kamera. Find men... 1,18,000
DEBEHOUR.
Hankew, Bangkok,
BRANCHES ---
Shanghai, sad Man Prasclans, LONDON BANKERS |--
The Lloyd's Bus). Imind. CORÉESPONDENTE
În să principal alles of the Well,
Forsige Emobange sad booking, koskaan of every descripálom szapored.
Maft Dipends Bozas (various slami) ok a panely rectal of trean 42 to $42.
LOOK POONG SHAN.
Air Reduction
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. American Waterworks
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital ..... Reserve and Undivided
Profita
HEAD OFFICE:--HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--- Bir Shotson Chow, Chairman.
located on the Mezzanine Floor Li Koon Chun. Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Du Pont de Nemours Our New building is Suecially Con Wong Yon Tong, Esq. Chan Ching Eastman Kodak structed to provide all of these Im-Shek. Esq. Li Lan Sang, Eng. Wong Electric Auto-lite Co portant Qualities,
You may obtain a Safe Deposit Chu Soo, Eng. and Kan Ying Pa, Esq. Electric Bonds & Shore Box in this most up-to-date Vault
for your own use at a very moder- ate Rental.
Inspection Cordially Invited.
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD.
Corner of lee Rouse Street and Des Voent Road, Central.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.}
HEAD OFFICE:~~Taipeh, Formes Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899,
Central Bank in Formen Baht-Hole Issued Armags alsons) ...Yan 13 ann nes
Li Tie Fong, Esq, ManagWY.
April 11 Range April 12 Range
11.78 11.78 11.94 11.05 July .12.06 12.07 12.22 12.23 Sept....12.32 12.34 12.50 12.50
Standard No. 1 "B" Contract. Total sales for the day!--
711 contracts 1,027 contracts
SILK.
Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc, of New York:
April 11 Range April 12 Range May....1.29% 1.30 1.27% 1.27%
17 Sept....1.32 1.33 1.30 1.30
Dec..... unquoted
Love Calls at 160
If Zam Aga, the Turkish Methuse- lah who claims to be 160 years old, has any weaknesses, superstition is not one of them. From istanbul, Zara's home town, coma reperta be is engaged to marry his thirteenth wife. The above picture, showing the ancient lover danging with Mina Banna Klum, of Virginia, was mada on his visit bersa.few years ago.
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London-
T. T..
.... 982
Chief Manager.
Allied Chemical & Dye .161% American Can
.105%
97 101 104
On demand
American Radiator
15%
16%
American Smelting ....4444 American Tel & Tel .119 American Tobacco "B"
44%
120%
1/54 1/64 Four months night 1/5% Credits 4 months'
sight
1/0%
73
12%
20%
21
On New York-
Anaconda Copper Mining 17 $10,000,000.00 | Auburn
61% 5,598,600.00 Bendix Aviation
19 Borden Co
2314 23 $2,434,000.00 Camudian Pacific
J. I. Case
51% 18%
On demand
381%
unquoted
SUGAR.
Credits 60 days'
17
16
Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee
sight
394
72
71
Exchange:
Caterpillar Co
324 31
Chare National Bank
29 2014
April 11 April 12
Chrysler Motors
Consalidated Gas of N.Y. 37% Curlins Wright
54 68
43%
38 4
May July
1.41
1.40
1.47
140
September
1.52
1.52
On Paris
On demand
Credit: 4
sight
577
months'
6171⁄2
981 98
90%
01
Market:-Quict.
On Talla-
T.T. and demand
98%
284
27%
COTTON.
100
17
On Shanghai—
Kan Tong Po, Eig Chief Manager,General Electric
| Electrle Power & Light
87%
714
921.
22+%4
2244
Colton: change:
New York Colton Ex-
On demand
1101/2
On Japan-
General Foods
84%
34%
General Motors
38%
May
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES---
AMO
Gillette Safety
April 11 Range April 12 Range:
11.94 11.95
On demand
125
10
11.01 11.92
On Manila-
Seattle
Gold Dust....
214 21%
July
12.05 12.00
12.03 12.04
Batavia
Internat Harvester
42%
1917
41%
Oct.
.12.18 12.18
Bombay
Nagasaki
Calcutta Canton
New York
Shanghai Singapore
14
Ouka
Sourabaya
|Liggett & Myers "B"
Loew's Inc
14% Dec. 82% 9114 Jan,
38%% RE
Haiphong
Parli
Swatow
Pelving
Montgomery Ward
321⁄4 81%
ຕາ
43%
.12.23 12.29 12.34 12.34 Mar....12.45 12.46 Middling
12.15 12.15 12.23 12.26 12.32 12.33 12.43 12.43
On demand On Singapore.... On demand On Batavia-r On demand
75%
63%
56
On Saigon-
Penang
Robe Kowloon London
Rangoon
Saigon
San Fcisco
Shoku Tientsin Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama
Spot ..12.15
12.10
On demand
57%
15%
15%
WHEAT.
On Bangkok---
On demand
126%
Pacific Gan & Electris, 19% Packard Motors Pennsylvania Niy
BA%
354
35%
April 11 April 12|
May
861⁄2
85
Socony-Vacuum Corpn
GAB
80%
50
July
86/2
B53
16% 22
16% 21 124% 12%
September
87%
804
Total sales for the day:-
Oil Co of N.J. 40%
40
10,000,000
10,000,000
On
Trans-America Texas Corpn
27%
27
bushels
bushels
7 Union Carbide & Carbon 48% Union Pacifie
..132
6%
4514
187
(WASHINGTON).
United Air & Transport 234 United Corpn United States Steel Westinghouse E & M
BID.:-*
234
..6%
844
U.S. Treasury Gold
62% 38
52
08%
Manila Melbourne
Semarang.
Internat Tel & Tel
National Biscuit..
| National City Bank 29 + 20%t:
National Dairy Products 16 15% Olir Elevator
Every description of Banking and Radio Corpn Exchange business transacted. Loans Sears Roebuck
granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Standard Brands .... Currency and Fixed Deposits received
On and after August 15th, 1833, the for one year or shorter periods rate of Interest on
Special Current Local and Foreign
Correnties
Deposit will be at 2% pa. on daily term which will be quoted on appli- balance and the rate for balance overeation. $19,000 will be quoted on application. (Maximum rate--1%).
LONDON BANKERR
Barclays Bank, Ltd.. Liryde Bank, tau Mad Bank, Lid, Warkilausar Rani, TAU.
The Book has Correspondente in all the peinaw pat Jommercial Comtene skroughout the world. 1. KAGURA,
HONG KONG DELFOR
4 Des Vox Bond Central
Rong Kong, December 96, 100.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO.
Chlef Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1984.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS - COMPANY,Į
INC.
Head Ofce:-65, Broadway, New York
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Capital
LIMITED.
Established. 1880
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000
Reserve Fund........Yen.122,750,000
Batavia
Surplus Rezerves
Amelmediam Aniway
1.5.$8,000,000.00 .U.8.81,657,089.17 .U.S.$1,718,079,67
BRANCHES
Maince City
عداد
Alber
APPO
Bela
Head Offices-YOKOHAMA
Blendin Beesbay Brac
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria
Nagasaki Nagoya
Cana Ginge Having Hamburg Bav Heldelberg
Jaruvalam Loodos Liverpeci Latourna
Pars Pelping
Xora
Bo
Bagibapica
Berlia Bombay
New York Osaka
Mzala Carle
Calcuits
Paris
- Vasice
Canton
Pelping
Yokohama
(Dalny)
Rangoon
Hamburg Hankow
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Pongtien (Mukden). Rio de Janeiro
Honolulu❤
Banking Karach! London
Кобе
Sextile Semarang Stanghal Singapore Bourabaya Sydney Tiantain
Tokyo
Los Angalia
Tsingtas
Manila
Yingkow
Moji
1.
Brunnla Online Duburbs Conser Colour be Royonbagan Dublin Jedlo burgla Florwear Llaments
Constant Mee
Sinpapert Thesis Taring Viama
Branches of American Express Com pany in Principal cities of.... United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken...
Personal kandled.
investment accounta
The Company, offers · to intending Travelers the use of its "Traveluru
9
ENGINEERING LOSSES
Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade: Sovereigns bank buy. 19%
A loss of $17,354.26, after charg- ing for depreciation and providing | for directors' and auditors fees, will be reported at the annual general{ meeting of the Hong Kong Engineer- ing and Construction Company, Lignited, which will be beld Thursday, April 26, at noon.
WOMAN CAUSES STRIKE
Madrid. Weavers went on strike in a fac tory at Granada.
They said they did not like the watchman's wife, who also had a small job in the factory.
AMERICAN GOLD PRICE:
April 11. April 12.
Price, per oz. ... $55.00 $85,00
NEW YORK METALS
ing rate
1/6% Bar Silver per oz. ... 20 3/16. Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Copper Cents
пом.
nom.
1% prem.
•
Rate of Native Interest 3p. Chinese Sub. Coin ... 31%% dis. |Hong Kong Sub. Con par,
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1934.
FOREIGN TRADE
IMPROVES IN
SOUTH AFRICA Favourable Balance Of £44,865,223.
EFFECT OF ABANDONMENT '
OF GOLD STANDARD
Pretoria (Transvaal).
It is now possible to examine from
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO LET
FELIX VILLAS-Desirable Modera Residences at moderate rentals. Apply F. A. Joseph, Property Department, Prince's Building. Phons 20910.
COMPANY MEETINGS
the import and export figures the A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. effect of the abandonment of the
Gold Standard-has-had-upon- the {TOTICE-IS-HEREDY – GIVEN Union's trade for the past year,---- "that the Forty-ninth Annual Calculated at the standard rate Ordinary General Meeting, of the of £4.24773 per fine oz-the price Company. (since its registration). of gold fallng before the Union will be held at the Hong Kong abandoned the Gold Standard-the Hotel, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, value of the Union's exports of gold the 17th. April, 1934, at′ 11.30 A.M., and specie during 1933 amounted to for the purpose of receiving the £47,786,010, a decrease compared Report of the General Managers, with the previous year of
over together with a Statement of Ae- £700,000. -
counts for the year ended 31st. October, 1933.
Taking into account the gold pre- mium, however, un extra £20,643,573|| The Register of Shares of the must be added to the value of the Company will, be'
closed
from
gold produced in this country dur-Thursday, the 12th. day of April ing 1933, bringing the total value to to Wednesday the 18th. day of £65,428,688 compared with 448,508,- April, 1934, both days inclusive, 616 during 1932.
(during which period no transfer of
shares can be registered,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 6th. April, 1934.
The value of the December gold output based on the Chamber of Mines valuation, of £6.5.0 per fine! oz. amounted to £5,873,175 compared with £3,215,752 during December 1932,
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LIMITED.
Even leaving out of secount the gold premium, however, the coun- try's export and import trade has shown a considerable improvemcat NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. over 1032,
AN-
The value of overseaS
THE TWENTY NINTH exportsNUAL GENERAL MEETING during the period under review amounted to 178,149,276, compared of SHAREHOLDERS will be held with £69,933,771—-an increase of in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & | £4,115,504. Taking into account Co., Ltd., on MONDAY, 28rd April, the gold premium the increase 1934, at 1 a.m. for the purpose of in the value of exports over the pre-receiving the report of the General vious year amounted to £24,758,578, Managers together with a statement The Union's total exports for the of Accounts to 31st December, 1933. year, therefore, amounted £93,792,853.
to
Imports for the year amounted to £49,127,630 compared with £32,739,- 577 during 1932-an £16,388,053.
increase
Principal Increases.
of
The balance of trade in favour of the Union, therefore, increased from $36,294,194 to £44,865,229 taking into account the gold premium.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be GLOSED from the 16th to 23rd April, 1934, both dates Inclusive.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
General Managers, Hong Kong, 9th April, 1934.
Leaving the gold premium out of LAMMERT BROS.
the reckoning, the balance of irade in favour of the Union decreased from £36,294,194 to £21,261,606.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
- Public Auctions
The principal increases in values of exports during the year, exclud- ing gold, were wool from £5,566,576 lo £8,881,366; hides and skins from 1779,085 to £1,616,194; merchandissį from, £7,403,144. to £8,772,253; un-instructions to sell by Pabli THE Undersigned have received
Auction
ker coal and ships' stores from £769,957 to £2,370,260.
The value of exports during December Increased from £5,330,167 10 £6,742,165 without taking into account the gold premium and to £8,623,715 with the premium.
The value of imports during December increased from £2,910,163; to £4,817,737-an increase of £1,907,574
and
ON
MONDAY, the 16th April, 1934, commencing at 2.30 pm.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
comprising:
FURNITURE
Chesterfield couches ́ and art- The Union's imports from Southern chairs, Wardrobes, Dressing Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia South West Africa during the year Bookcase, Gas stove, Ten poys, tables, Chest of drawers, Desks, amounted to £1,082,557, compared Carpets, Pictures, Glasses, Dinner
year and exports to those territories crockery, Linen, Hatstands, Vases,
amounted to £2,261,038 during 1932.
PRESENTATION TO with £846,756 during the previous Apr. 9 Apr. 12 MR. AND MRS. HUNT. Copper, Oct., per lb. 7.99 7.06. Tin, Oct., per lb. ... 56.35 65.60
"Last Ladies Night'
At Y.M.C.A.
2
LONDON EXCHANGES.
London, Yesterday.
78 9/82 5.16%
Parla
on
New York
Montreal
5.15
Brussels
20.07
Geneva Amsterdam Milan .Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Qalo Vienna Helsingfors Prague Madrid
15.944
7.62/ 60%
13.08
19,40
22.894 19.90% 28 2244 124
Lisbon
37 18/14 110
597 Sellers
She had to be dismissed to end the strike.-Reuter.
THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL
· BANK, LTD.
National Bank Building,
BA, Des Voeux Road, Central.
AN
Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital
Interest allowed on Current Ac. Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, counts.
in addition, the world-wide serviosi Deposits received for fixed periods of his. themooghly equipped Travel Deion of Feneral banking business.
at rates to be obtained as application, |partment.
C. KISHINAMI,."
Manager.
Hong Kong, 11th April, 1984.
E W. DUGGAN,
$5,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 New York, London and Paris Agentas BANKERS, TRUST COMPANY, We offer facilities for the transac»
Foreign Exchange sancted. Blocks and bonds' bought: and: sold, LORRY granteð „in... approvad, saeneitlis.
⠀ LEB FÅNG,
Gedural Manager,
Athens
Bucharest
Belgrade No
Buenos Aires Montevideo Shanghai Bombay
Hong Kong. Yok hama Silver Spot Forward War Loan, 8%
519
225
4% 8.0. 80% 8.0.
37 11/16. 1/44 1/6
1/6 1/16
1/2 5/82. 20 3/10
20%
}}
Import duties collected at the varius Union ports during 1933 in- creased from £8,384,872 during, 1982 to £3,721,249. The figures forj An enjoyable programme was 1932 include £1,603,354 collected for presented at the Y.M.C.A. last night surtax, while those for 1938 include on the occasion of the Last Ladies' jonly, #193,378 for surtax. Night prior to the departure for Import duties during December England of Mr. J. H. Hunt.
mounted Lo £335,276 compared
On behalf of the Association with. £846,140 during December, members Mr. A. White presented 1932-Reuter.
Mr. Hunt with a bank draft, while the Ladies' Section and Leatherwork] Class presented Mrs. Hunt with a carved mahogany lamp stand,
COURT MARTIAL VERDICT.
Borderer Privates
Receive 42 Days.
..
T
etc., etc.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 12th April, 1984.
WEDDING.
Herd-Cook At Union Church.
The wedding took place yester-
ACCIDENTAL DEATH day at the Union Church, Kennedy
VERDICT.
Head, of Miss Jessie Herd, ot Aberdeen, Scolland, and Mr.
timo Customs (C. P. 8: Luntsing), - tho Rev. E. C. Powell ofchting.
The bride who was given away
Fatal Injuries From George Cook, of the Chinese Mari-
Traffic Accident.
1
A verdict of accidental - death by Mr. R. K. Wallace was charity was returned by the jury at a Cor-ingly attired in an ivory "laco diess onor's Inquiry Into the death of and was attended by Mrs. R, K. You Ng, held before Mr. J. H. B. Wallace as Matron of Honour. Sentence of 42 days detention Lee at the Kowloon Magistracy
The duties of best man performed by Mr. J. B. Robson, also of the Chinese Maritime Cus- toms.
was passed on Privaten Richard McGarth and Robert Ellis Fearnley, of the South Wales Borderers at a
yesterday,
wero
Deceased was killed by Govern recent Court Martial, for striking ment Car No. 2834, driven by Chan superior officer and using insubor-Lam, near the Majestic Theatre, Later a reception was held at the Jacobean Room of the Hong dinate language,
on the morning of March 26,
The sentence has been confrmed The Jury empanelled consisted Kong Hotel, at which many friends by H.E, the G.O.C. Major General of Mosers, Chan Chi-wal (fore of the happy couple attended. 104 8/16 10. C. Berrett, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E, man), Chan Chi-man and LJ Hau The honeymoon is being pent
In Japan. British Wireless Servion, D.8.0.
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