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COMMERCE

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI: THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION. ́INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

AND FINANCE

•Katberkel Capital

Beserve Fanda

Bling £ €1,000,9ed Nouvo LaMlity of Proprietors va

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMPANY'S

BIG PROFITS

Steam-Driven Boats Being Replaced.

$50,00

20/206,000

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859,

READ OFFICE: LONDON,

WATERBOAT

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

.£8,000,000 .£3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE BOXOKONG.

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

-£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Alor. Star

Mollo

Rangoon

Amritsar

Ipoh

Saigon

Karachi

Semarang

Klang

Kobe

Kuala

Lumpur

Manila

Tientsin

Medan

Tongkah

Haiphonk

New York

(Bhuker)

Hamburg

Peiping

Hankow

(Peking) Yokohama

Harbin

Penang

W. 3. Kenwich Eaq,

BOARD OF DIRECTORA Mon. Mr. G.A.3. Mackie Chairman,

3. P. Warren, 12. Deputy Chairma

Non, Mr. W. 11. Bell

A. H. Compton, Raq,

C. C. Knight, Esq.”

0. Mixxin,Faq.

K. M. Morrison, Esq.

T. E, Pearce Era.

V. M. Orayhora, Raq,

Calot Manager

BRANCHES-

LONDON LYONS

MALACCA

Bangkok Batavia Bombay

Calcutta Canton Cawnpore

Ceba

Colombo Delhi

AMOT ΒΑΝΟΣΟΚ BATAVIA

ROMBAT

CALCUTTA

CANTON CHEFOO

OLOMBO DAIBEN

MANILA

MUAB (Johor)

NEW YORK

MURDER

PRIPING PERANG

KUALA LUMPUR

SKANUBAT

FOOCHOW

TANGOON

HAIPHONG

BAIGON

BAMBURG

BAN FRANCISOO

BANKOW

FARMIN

TLOTLO

TPOR

JOHOR

HONGKEN

FORE KOWLOON

SINGAPORE

BORRARATA

RUNGEL PATANI

TIESTOIN

TOETO

TSINGTAO

TOKOHAMA

Find Deposit rated for ons rekor sherlar perinda in tonal Company and Eleriing en forma which will be gooted on appilation.

Hong Kong, 13th April, 1984.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Bindows of the above neat is consi

o be the ROMI KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

an application.

Belag may be

FOR THE HONGKONG AND KRANOHAI BANKING CORPORATION..

1. K. ORATBORN,

Hong Kong

Seremban Shanghai

Singapore

Sitiawan Sourabaya Taiping

Tsingtao Zamboanga

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.

DIESEL ENGINES ECONOMICAL

Nett Profit Of $27,785 Shown For Year

"Although the amount of water cold was slightly less than the previous year, the gross profit en an in- working account shows

crease of some $7,000, which is

Current Accounts opened and Fix-mainly on account of more eco- ed Deposits received for one year or nomical running due to the com- shorter periods at rates which will be pany's policy of gradually replac- quoted on application.

Resores Fund - 4-Pontwer

One.

BRANCHED (

Sherbet. Basket, Bangkok, and Fan Franciones.

LONDON KASTIKE 1--

The Clerk's Bank, Lhehad.

CORRESPONDEKT

Ta või prinsipal vitim of the World,

atory disodošlem transacted.

Sala Daborik Beras (various slasað að a panely evajad of bromm 80 30 848

Scion of Du Ponts to Wed

Richard Du Pont, 28-year-old son of the socially prominent Mr. and Mrs. Felix Du Font of Wilmington. Dei,, and his dancen, Hisa Allaire Crozier, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Crozier of Philadelphia, Pa., who have obtained a license to wed at Miami, Fin.. They will be married on March 19 at the Florida resort.

on overdraft

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1934.

MASSED BANDS”

CONCERT

Big Programme For To-morrow. Evening.

İST. GEORGE'S DAY OBSERVANCE

*NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE

THE FOURTH EXTRA Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on MEETING will be held (Weather

SATURDAY, 28th April, 1934, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be Rung at 1.30

MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and

A programme of music will be rendered at 5.15 p.m. to-day, at the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground, by the Massed Bands and Drums of the Lincolnshire Regi- their Ladies must wear their Badges ment and the East Lancashire Regi-Prominently displayed throughout th

Meeting. meat, as part of the local celebra- No One without a Ba

• will be tions for St. George's Day.

admitted to the Members Enclosure.

Badges admitting Non-Members to is being given the Members Enclosure The programme

And Club

by kind permission of Lieut. Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and Colonel E. J. de C. Boya, M.C. and $3.00 for Ladies. (Both includ Officers 1st Battalion The Lincoln-jing Tax) are obtainable through shire Regiment and Lieut. Colonel the SECRETARY upon the personal application of a Member, such Mem- and Officers 2nd ber to be responsible for all visitors A. C. Marah Battalion The East Lancashire introduced by,

:

of All Chits, and for Payment

Regiment.

The Secretary's office, 3rd Floor, The following is the programme: Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794), will

1. Massed Bands and Drums:

Quick March "The Standard of St.

George Alford

Bagle March "The Little Bugler"

Dutheit

2. Massed Drums---Retreat:

The Risings "Sarony and Tourniny",

Winter.

Winter.

Burdett.

close at 12 O'clock Noon.

Badges admitting to Members En- closure will NOT be on sale, at the Race Course.

On No Pretext. will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.

аге

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Teis- phone 21920

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 including. Turpin Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies,

and is

Quick March--"Gommecourt”,

Slow March-"In My Garden",

Quick March "Flag and Empire";

Retreat blown by Massed Bugles,

colnshire Poacher", "The Lanes-Half Price. shire Lad." 13. Massed Bands::

Programme

the

Regimental Marches:-"The Linland Sailorsie nt the Gate. Soldiers

Peera

in Uniform are admitted

Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, &c., will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong Kong Joc- from key Club during the Race Meeting. Sullivan.

By Order, C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

2. Incidental Music to the Play

"Cavalcade".

.

Coward.

3. Patrol."Britain's First Line".

Williami.

Sullivan.

W. H. E. THOMAS,

Acting ManagET. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934.

ing Steam-driven boats

Although the amount of water Į en-sold was slightly less than the those propelled by diesel gines," said Mr. J. P. Warren, previous year, the gross profit on Chairman, at the annual meet-working account shows In On London- ing of the offices of the Union crease of some $7,000, which ia Darrens coste opened in THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Waterboat Company, Limited, mainly

with

1311

Established 1912.

T. T.

*1/5 1/5 On demand Four months' sight 1/5% Credita 4 months'

Bight

1/06

Head Office: Hong Kong.

Antholod Capital (F.E. Commoy) ...$11,90 B.IJ.COM 1.J!

On New York- On demand

37%

Crédita 60 days'

Bight

3914

1. March of

"Iolanthe",

5621⁄2

Credita 4 months'

aight

60212

4. Selection.The Yeomen of the

Gunrd",

110%

6. Song "Land

5. Selection of English Melodies

"The "Rose",

Myddleton, of Hope.

Glery",

On demand

1234

7434

On demand .....

624

On Batavia--

54%

On demand

Bangkok-- On demand Sovereigns bank buy-

ing rate

66

1274

1/6% 19 11/16

пот.

nom.

1% prem

Chal ManaEDT)

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1984.

SAFETY FIRST !

To Safeguard Your Valuables

LOOK POONG SHAN.

Chief Manager.

£10,000,000.00)

on account of more held this morning at Messrs. economical running due to the Dodwell & Co.

company's policy of gradually re- "After making full allowance placing steam-diven boats with for depreciation on water boats those propelled by diesel engines, and other equipment the nett

Profit On Share Sales. profit for the year under review General expenses are down some is $27,785.82, as against $18-$5,000, and interest 322.45 in 1932," he said.

is $5,800, as against $10,400 for On Pariae Those present were, Mr. J. P.1932. Axainst this, however, must On demand Warren, Chairman, the Hon. Mr.be set a reduction in dividenda on C. H. S. Mackie, and Messrs. A. Linvestments which are some $2,600 Foreles Exchange and heaking of Shields, K. Watanabe and W. Hless, as during

the year

under On Ladin... Lebert, the Consulting Commit-

On T.T. aad Demand 96% tee, and Messrs. J. H. Seth and review the General Managers, in

conjunction with the Members of On Shanghai- A. W. Hayward, Shareholders.

On demand the Consulting Committee, decided Adjournment Suggested,

of the Share On Japan:- Ecfore presenting the Consult-to dispose of some THE BANK OF EAST: ASIA, LTD. ing Committee's report and ac-holdings of the Company, and 63

Banks and 200 Wharves were sold. On Manila- counts, the Chairman said:-

On demand on this sale "Although the Notice convening The profit realised

On Singapore— 5.598,400.00 the Meeting is in order, it has been amounted to $27,875.04.

After making full allowance for $2,434,000.00 brought to my notice that owing to

an inadvertence which I regret, the depreciation on water boats, moter balance-sheet and accounts have not launch, furniture, and for bad and been in your hands for the statutory doubtful debis, the nett profit for period. Your Consulting Commit- the year under review

Is $27-jon tee are quite prepared, should Share- 785.82, as against $18,322.45 in Li Koon Chun. Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. holders so wish, to

adjourn this 1932. located on the Mezzanine Floor of Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chen Ching meeting until say Friday next. April Adding to the net profit the sum' Our New building is Specially Con. Shek, Esq. Li Lan Sang. Eaq, Wong 27, at the same time and pince, in of $27,875.04, being profit on sale Bar Silver per az structed to provide all of these Im-Chu Son, Esq. and. Kan Ying Po, Erq.

order to give them a fuller oppor-

$2,917.85 Ber Silver in Hong portant Qualities.

from Inst Safe Deponit You may obtain a

Kong tunity of considering the accounts, brought forward Box in this mest up-to-date Vanit

"In order to give Shareholders an count, there remains for appro- Copper Carb

of $58,578.71, Copper Cents opportunity of discussing the posi-priation the Rum tion. I beg formally to propose the with which it is proposed to deal Rate of Native Interest 3% p.a.

as follows:-

Chinese Sub, Coin ... following resolution:--

31% dis. "That this Meeting be adjourned Transfer to Superannuation

Hong Kong Sub. Con par. Fund until Friday next at the same time Transfer to Insurance Fund and place."

Pay a dividend of 70 cents The Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackle;

shore 매 38,815 seconded the resolution.

and Jewelleries,

Deposit them in

Vault

Chat. În realise FIRE-PROOF

BURGLAR-PROOF. DAMP PROOF! :

OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT

for your own use at a very modar- ate Rental.

Inspection Cordially Invited.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and

Prodta

Undivided

HEAD OFFICE:—BONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:— Sir Shousion Chow, Chairman.

BRANCHES AND'AGENCIES:--

THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL Batavia

& SAVINGS BANK, LTD.

Corner of Ice House Street and Des Yoraz Road, Central.

Kan Tong Po, Erg Chief Manager. L The Fong, Esq., Manager,

Amoy

Bombay

Manila Melbourne Nagasnici

Calcutta Cantón

New York

Haiphong Hankow Honolulu Fobe Kowloon

Osaka Parla Priping Penang Rangoon Saigon

Seattle Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Swatow

San F'cisco Vancouver

Yokohama

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. London

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formons Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899,

Coil Bank in Formoen

Bear. Fotos Load Tan. 14.

On and after August 15th, 1933, the rate of interest on Special Current Deposit will be at 2% p.a. on duils balance and the rate for balance overi $10,000 will be quoted an application. (Maximuro rate-1%).

LONDON BARELAS :

Bola Bank, Ltd., Káryd, Dank, Isa Midland Bank, L., Wartoluster Back, La.

The Bank has Correspondanss in all the perkumpai Jamaal Centres throughout the would. L KLOUBA.

ZONO KOXO_BRANON :

4. Dos Paas Mosé Contrai,

Basa Bung, Karambee #6, 100).

cation.

Syndey Taihoku Tientaln Takça

Safe Deposit Boxes To Lat.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1934,

THE

of Investments and

де

On demand On Saigon-

PRETTY KOWLOON

$16,000,00

10,000.00

per Sharee

Carry forward

to next

account

Mr. J. H. Seth said: "Although.

the accounts have not been in our

27,100.10

5.409.01

$58,578.71

Nicholls

Amendment Carried.

hands for the statutory period, I. The fleet has been maintained in

of waterboats

WEDDING

Hamblin.

Regimental Marches: "The

and

Hong Kong, 23rd April, 1934.

WANTED KNOWN.

PICTURES! PICTURES!!

Elgar. SPRING EXHIBITION of Water- Lin-Colours opens on Tuesday, May first

colnshire Poacher", "The Lanes-in our Art Gallery, Chater Road for

10 Days only, KOMOR & KOMOR

shire Lid."

God Save The King. Conductors-Bandmaster C, S. Trowt 1st Ba. The Lincolnshire Regiment.

Bandmaster A. B. Yule 2nd Bn.

The East Lancashire Regiment.

WREATHS LAID AT

CENOTAPH. ·

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Tinatructions to sell by Publie

Undersigned hava received

Aucnon

ON

Saturday, the 28th. April, 1934 commencing at 10.30 a.m."

St. George's Society And] at No. 307, Prince Edward Road,

British Legion.

Menibers of St. George's, So- ciety and the British Legion gathered at the Cenotaph at 11

Kowloon Tong

·¦ A Quanilty of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

also

jo'clock this morning to see Sir One Upright Piano by, Moutris

William Hornell, CLE., L.L.D., & Co..

and the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock

lay wreaths in honour of the members of both organisations who fell in the Great War.

Others present were Captain R. F. Walter, R.A., representing. HE. the Governor, Sir William

POLICE RESERVE.

Orders for the Current Week.

Every description of Banking and think the accounts have been in our a high state of efficiency and de- RECEPTION AT CHINA LIGHT Shenton. Lt. Col. H. B. L. Dow Exchange business transacted. Loans hands sufficiently lony for us to con-preciation written

AND POWER COY'S CLUB |biggin (H.KV.D.C.), Mr. P. S. granted an approved securities.

sider them, and that there is no and the launch is in accordance A charming wedding was solem-Cassidy, Mr. L. S. Greenhill, Mr. Current Accounts opened in Local

schedule adopted tastinised on Saturday afternoon at St. T. E. Pearce, Mr. G. Archbutt, Currency and Fixed Deposits received need for an adjournment of this with the for one year or shorter periods in meeting in order to allow us a fur-year and 'which is is considered Andrew's Church, Kowloon, when Mr. J. Scott Haraton. Mr. A. Local and Foreign Currencies terms which will be quoted on appll, therefore, move an amendment as

ther opportunity of studying them.[advisable to maintain.

Miss Daphne S. Hamblin of the Sommerfelt, Mr. W. A. Cornell New Superintendent.

Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd. eider and Mr. W. A. Dowley. follows:-

Mr. F. Edwards has been ap-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Ham- "That this meeting be proceeded pointed Superintendent of the blin, of the China Light and Power with forthwith".

Company and the Consulting Com-Company, Taipo, became the bride Mr. A. W. Hayward seconded the mitice have every confidence in of Mr. George A. Nicholls, of the amendment, which was carried. his predecessor.

China Light and Power Company. Tributes To Past Officials. The adoption of the report and younger son of Mrs. E. J. and the The Chairman then continued: accounts, seconded by Mr. J. H. late Mr. G. Nicholls, of Folkestone, "Before proceeding with the Seth, was carried unanimously. England. general business of the meeting I

The Rev. J. R. Higgs, B.A, offi- should like to place on record our

Iciated. very deep-regret at the deaths of Mr. R. G. Shewan and Mr. J. John- stone, which took place strangely enough in the same week in February. Both gentlemen were closely connected with the affairs of the company since its inception Incurly 20 years ago, "Mr. Bhewan

as an original subscriber and member of the Consulting Com-i mittee and Mr. Johnstone as the Superintendent of the Company,

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANT, INC.

Head Office68, Broadway, New York

Capital

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Surplus

LIMITED.

Established 1880

Reserve Fund

...Yen.122,750,000

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

Head Office:—YOKOHAMA

Reservaa

..U.S.$6,000,000.00. U..$1,867,089.17 U.S.$1,718,979.57

Mrisco Gly Nies Kapler Mireas Parts Paiping Palime Notianam Bome Shanghal Bompl Biogr

Taormina

Koutalam Antwer

Athens ANAS

Dasla

BRANCHES

Пивов Go TEU Kabury Hndelberg

Branches and Agenciw at:

Nagasaki Nagoya New York

Owne

Onaka

Paris

Boobar Верево Brandi Daire Onlin

Delombe Copacing Dahlin Edinborgh Finan

Liverpul Leser

Marseline Media Carla Manila

Market

Exarch

Alexandria

Batavia Berlin

Bombay Calcutta

Peiping Rangoon

Daren (Dalny)

(Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hankow

Hong Kong

Harbin

Honolulu

London

Angeles

Mojl

San Francisco

Battle

Sarang

Singapore Soerabaya

Sydney

Tientsin

Tokyo

Teinstan Yingkow

Gave

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

"All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions' undertaken.

Partonal investment accounta handled.

Lor Manila

The Company offery to intending Travelers, theme, of, le "Travolors Interest allowed on Current Au-Cheques and Letters of Credit: mod, Count

in ddition, the world-wide services Deposits received for fixed periods of its theroughly equipped Travel De at znies to be obtained on application, partment

O. KISHINAMI,

Hong Kong, 11th April, 1984.

Manager.

B. W. DUGGAN, --.

LOCAL DOLLAR DECLINES.

Another Drop In

Silver.

A

The local dollar has; de-

clined, opening on demand

this morning at '1/5.

Spot eilver declined 3/16

and

Some pieces of Blackwood Ware On View from Friday the 27th. April, 1934,

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 23rd April 1934.

HON. MR. LATHAM

IN COLONY.

Australian Good-Will Mission Feted.

The members of the Australian Good-will Mission who arrived in Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Hong Kong by the D'Artagnan Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector General of yesterday morning were guests at The bride, who was given away Police.

a tiffin given by the Australian by her father, wore a bridal gown

and New Zealand Association' of

Appointment

|of Ivary chiffon and silk lace with His Excellency the Officer Ad-|Hong Kong and South China, yes-

a high neck finishing in a scarf ministering the Government has terday. effect at the back, full cartridge been pleased to appoint Mr. Oscar The mission is visiting the Dutch pleated sleeves and skirt, with an Eager, to be an Assistant Superin-East Indies, Indo-China, Chine embroidered Brussels net veil tendent of Police (Reserve), with and Japan, and is under the lead- heid by a coronet of orange blos-effect from the 20th April, 1934ership of the Hon. Mr. 7. G. La- som buds. She carried a bouquet

Indian Company.

|tham, C. M. G., X. C., M. H. E, de- Training Course-Part II. All puty Prime Minister, Attorney-

of white, carnations and roses..

In attendance on the bride were recruits of the Indian Company re- General and Minister for Exter- on Miss Pat Hamblin and Miss Bar-siding in Kowloon will attend 4, Chijnal Affairs in the Australian Com-

They were both men of the old Saturday, while forward silver de-bara Budden, who wore gowns of Woo Street, Kowloon on Wednesday, monwealth Parliament. school and will be a great loss to clined 4, closing prices being 19 hyacinth and daffodil chiffon, large April 25th at 17.80 hours for in- The Mission left. Hong Kong

yesterday afternoon. the company and the Colony in 11/16 and 19%, respectivaly. [leghorn picture hats, and carried struction. general,

THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL BANK, LTD.

All recruita of the Indian Com

The London on New York cross bouquets of gladiolli. frate closed on Saturday at £-5.0. Mrs. Hamblin acted as Matron pany residing at Hong Kong will 85.16%, as compared with £-US. of Honour, and was gracefully at-attend Chinese Company Headquar $5.16% on Friday, while the New tired in a gown of nut-brown lace ters, 17, Queen's Road Central on York on London rate, quoted on with what to tone, the ensemble Thursday, April 26th at 17.80 hours |Friday at £-U.S.$5.17%, closed being set off by a bouquet of Afri-for Instruction,

on Saturday at: £—US,85.164. can dastes.

Flying Squad Mr. G. I Angus, of the China Instructional Patrol: Light and Power Company, was instructional patrol for members of

The next

}

OBITUARY.

Chinese Medical Practitioner.

DR. LAM,SHDI-WAH

National Bank Building, BA, Des Voeux Road, Central

Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Director of the best man. Appropriate music was the Hong Kong Section will take The death occurred early yester- Authorized Capital *****

$5,000,000.00 Royal Observatory, returned to Hong rendered by Mr. Rupert. Baldwin, place on Friday, April 27th Mem- day morning of Dr. Lam Shiu-wah, Paid-up Capital *******- 1,000,000.00 Kong yesterday after visiting Mani-

New:

After the ceremony a reception bars will fall in at Central Folles a local medical practitioner who had York, London and

la for a conference with Father was given at the China Light and Station at 17.30 hours sharp. All been a patient of the Government Paris Agenta: BANKERS" TRUST COMPANY." Gherti, of the Shanghai Observa Power Company's Clubhouse, members will attend. Dress Blue Civil Hospital, suffering from tion of general

We offer facilities for the trinase-tory, and Father Selgs, Director of King's Park, Kowloon,

|Uniform and Cap with White Cover, typhoid. banking business. Foreign Exchange transacted, Black the Central Observatory of the Wes- The happy couple are spending and bonde":"Boparat, and, sold. Zown ther: Bureau, Manila, on matters their boneymoon at. Baguio, P.I., @raniad 'on' approved› securitian.

bearing on 'the work of the three the bride's travelling dress being DELEK:TANG,

Observatories,

nature blue and „dova, ""/

Genral MarÍNEW.

Egd. C. CHAMPKIN, VA The funeral will take place at the * Acting D.8.P. (R), Catholic Cemetery this afternoon, Hong Kong, Monday, April 28rd, the cortege passing, the Monument

at 5.15 p.m.

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