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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Avibarkanā Ospital

Jarned and F) 10 000

Lasers Fenda (—

Bowers Liability of Proprietes $20,000, 00

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READ OFFICE: HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORE.

Ich Wp.nna. Mnoki Chairman.

3. P. Warren, Esq. Deputy Chalimwa.

Hon. Mr. W. 28. Bell.

A. 11. Templos, K.

W. J. Kevrick Kaq.

C. C. Knight, Eng

ANOT

0. Miskin, Fan,

K. 3. Maritook, Ka.

T. E. Pearce D.

*T. M. Graykara, Eng

DANGKOK HATAYJA BOMBAY CALATUTTA

CANTON CBK700 *COLOMBO

DASHER YOOCHOW

HAIPHONG

BAMBURG

BANKOW ПАНИЯ

BORDESM

ILOILO

DOK

JONORS

КОНГ

KOWLOON

Okle! Mazage,

BRANCHES :-

LONDON

LIONN MALACCA MANILA

MUAR (Johor)

MUIDEN

NEW TOE

PRITING PENANO RANGOON

SATOON

SAN FRANGINOO

KUALA LUMPUR

RUANGUAT

SINGAPORE

BOURADATA BERGEI FATANI TIENTSIX

TORTO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Acownia spoved in. Lersi Durrone? and Fixed Deposits ronaived for quo zake R skorter perioda in Twea) Company and Sterling berma which will be quoted on application. Hong Kong, 13th April, 1934.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Bandson of the abers Boh še ominai

the HONG KONG AND INAWOKAJ BANKING CORPORATION. Balon may be shalsed ve application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRATHURA.

Ohlal Kanner.

Hong Kong, 28th February, 1986.

SAFETY FIRST !

To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries. Deposit them in a Vault

that in really: FIRE PROOF BURGLAR PROOF DAMP PROOF!

OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT

located on the Mezzanine Floor of

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1885.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

[Reserve Liability of Fro

prietors

..£5,000,000 .£3,000,000

..£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Alor Star

Iliollo

Rangoon

Amritsar

Ipoh

Saigon

Bangkok

Karachi

Semarang

Batavia

Kiang

Seremban

Bombay

Kobe.

Shanghai

Calcutta

Kuals

Ganton

Sitiawan

Singapore

Campore

Cebu

Madres

Medan

Taiping Tientsin Tongkah

New York

Bhuker)

Peiping

Tsingtao

(Peking) Yokohama

Penang

Eon Kon-

Colombo

Delhi

+

Haiphong

Hamburg Hankow

Harbin

Manila

Sourabaya

THE GHINA MAIL.

Commerce and Finance

SILVER FIRMER IN NEW YORK Effect Of Steadier Foreign Markets.

WHEAT PRICES ERRATIC

Foreign Exchange and General of silver legislation. Banking business transacted.

Fix-

Current Accounts opened and ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

W. II. E. THOMAS,

Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934

LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES.

Silver Prices Rise.

The local dollar has advanced 1⁄4, opening on demand 'to-day at 2/4/%

Friday

SHARE MARKET.

at

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Urgent Appeal

For Funds.

LOSS ALREADY THIS YEAR

FAIR-HAIRED

MONDAY, MAY 7, 1934.

AMERICANS

MOSTLY MEN

Harvard Scientists' Investigation.

U.S. BECOMING HOMOGENEOUS

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUE.

RAFT

DENTRY

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, the 10th May, 1934.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 7th May, 1934.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAIŠERA

AND SURVEYORS.

PROGRAMMES-

FORMS for the FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING The Women's Auxiliary of

to be held on SATURDAY, the 19th the Hong Kong Society for the

and MONDAY, the 21st May, 1984, Cambridge, Massachusetts. protection of Children has issued The new typical American race,ed at the Secretary's Office, Glouces

(weather permitting) may be obtain-. measured by Harvard scientists atter Building; the Club House, Happy the following appent:

Funds are urgently needed to the Century of Progress last sum-Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the

mer, runs to more blondness in its enable the Society to continue ite men than its women

Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road, Both spot and forward Bilver work. The excess of expenditure: Among red beads, the women out- New York. To-day,

prices advanced. Spot silver ad-

first five number the men. Platinum blonds over income during the Silver was quiet, but firmer in vanced s. closing on Saturday at New York on Saturday, the mar-18%, while forward silver advanced months of the present financial have not been counted to date, but in golden blonds there are nearly During this three, men to each two American ket reflecting the firmer ruling 3/16, closing on Saturday at 18% year was $4,223.31.

The London on New York cross period (November 1st to March women. of foreign markets and also the rate, which closed on

The studies of these typical Ame- continued talk of a compromise EU.S.35.11%, closing on Saturday 31st) the Society has dealt with

ricans are published in preliminary Zamboanga being effected over the question at U.S.86.11%, while the New 364 new cases.

York on London rate closed Satur- Its work is almost

form. In the Harvard bulletin by Dr.j entirely E. A. Hooton, Professor, of Anthro- day at U.S.35.11%, as compared among the poorest of the poor and In

They include only about|| LAMMERT BROS. their market

pology. report with U.S.$5.11% on Friday. it has, during the past five months, half of the persons whose measure- Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Com-

obtained medical treatment in 172 ments were taken at the exposition pany, through their local corres-

new cases which have come under last summer. the care of its branches, and pro- pondents, Messrs. Asia Landa,

The Official Summary of the vided food in 259 fresh cases of homogeneous, establishing a type of They show America becoming Ltd.. state:-

Hong Kong Stock Exchange issued sick or starving children, "Weakness again threatens the Saturday, at 12.30 p.m.

lits own. This American, man ot Amongst other activities the woman, la After yesterday's paid recovery,

growing taller and THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. March low levels and, under the cir

cumstances, we would say that the Ewos suffered a setback this morn-

Society is contributing towards the heavier. The man is taller even) reasonable policy is withhold ing, and were offering rather free maintenance of fourteen destitute than the average who entered the years ago. His Alcohol stocks are weakly at slightly below the closing children whom it has placed in in-World War 15 buying.

stitutions, and has upon reports of a cut in prices in rate of yesterday.

obtained height is 5 feet 8.1 inches; weight for 10s 181b. The woman's height is 5 the near future.

The rest of the market was quite hawker's licences and stock

fifteen

could parents who inactive, and calls for no special

not feet 3.65 inches, weight Ds. 12.20 lb. otherwise be able to make a living. "Curiously enough," Dr. Hooton comment,

One of the Society's four Inspec-writes, "our women are darker in tors attends as a nurse at the complexion than are the men. The Children's Clinic at Sham-Shui-Po, former include 39.13 per cent. with towards the support of which the brunet skins and the latter only Society regularly contributes medi-131.16 per cent.

"In hair colour the men are more, cal supplies and dietary articles. From its funds, the Society makes variable than the 'women. The an annual grant to the Salvation common hair colour in both series Army Home at Matauwei,

is golden brown, which includes Dressing tables, Chest of drawers, Donations will be gratefully re- 30.32 per cent. of the men and 27.14 Hatstand, Chairs, Sideboard, Din- Dark brown and ing table, Cabinet, Bookcase, Desk, ceived by the two Hon. Treasurers of the women.

Washstand, Flower stand, Table, black hair are commoner in the Mrs. L. W. Amps, 517, The Peak; and Mrs. Y. K. Chow, e/amen than in the women, and red-Screen, Teapots, lee chest, Brass Sir Shouson Chow, Chinese Mer-brown hair occurs much more fre-ware, Silver ware, Tea set, Dinner chants' Club,

Building.quently in the females than in the crockery, Carpets, Rugs, Linen, Mirror, Enamel bath, Shanghai Queen's Road.

bath, Ornaments, etc., etc.

also A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE

Established 1912,

Head Office:-Hong Kong.

Ausherino? Capital (15,X. Ourvonny! ....$11,297,00E Pas-2) Caplish mannen. Sewer Fuad 1,167,000 Hooker. Hughak

BEANCELE

Chantel.

and a Fresal sea.

LONDON BANKERS ----

The Lloyd's Bank, Lamling. COLLESPONDENTS

In all pelvoljil slides of the Waril. Vuilgi Erobeago and banking bustnom st every datoription besugusted.

Sale Deposit Bonne (various okno) al à pourly terial of from 17 to 8:46.

to

"Wheat-Prices Bluctuated in an erratic manner, being somewhat firmer early in the day, but easied later in sympathy with stocks and then turned strong as the weather forecast held little hopes of any week. material moisture over the

end.

LOOK POONG SHAN. "Cotton:-Very high prices ruled Chief Manager.at the opening, due to price fixing by both foreign and domestic spin- The higher levels attracted

ners.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.frealising but a price fixing rally oc-

curred towards the close but this, ....$10.000.000.00 however, was not maintained. The # 5,588,500.00 weather forecast is partly favour-

Labic." $2,434,000,00

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Profts

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

Sir Shoukon Chow, Chairman.

Commencing to-day, trading in rubber futures starts at 10.00 a.m.. all New York Central stock sold prior to April 30 being carried, with due bills for eights receiving

Li Keon Chun, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. value rights in sales.

Our New building is Specially Con- Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching structed to provide all of these Im portant Qualities.

You may obtain a Safe Deposit 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 Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central.

The price of stock and shares went

Shek, Eng. Li Lan Sang, Esq. Wong ex-rights on April 30, the sales' Chu Son, Esq. and Kan Ying Po, Ed

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manage. LA The Fong. Esq., Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Amo

Batavie Bombay Calcutta

Canton Haiphong Hankow Monolulu Kobe Kowloon

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (London

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formoss Incorporated by Special Imperia!

Charter, 1899.

Central Bank la Formone

Melbourne

Manila

Nagasaki

New York Osaka

Peining

Penang Rangoon

Saigon

San Fcisco

Seattle

Semarang Shanghai

SIBREDOTE

Sourabaya Swatow

Syndry

Tathoku Tientain

Every description of Banking and

price being reduced at the opening on that date by $1.87% cents per share,Reuter.

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

Exchange business transacted. Loans On New York— granted on approved securities,

Current Accounts opened in Loes! Currency and Fixed Deposits received

Makk-Kolor Lasund Athenes umons! .....Jun. 44.00 for one year or shorter periods in

On London

T. T.

Tokyo

Vancouver Yokohama

1/4 On demand

1/4% Four months' sight 1/4% Credits 4 months'

Night

1/5%

On demand

Credits 60 days'

sight

.35%

364

On demand

$35

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manage. Hong Kong. 1at March, 1984.

Credits 4 months'

sight

576

On India-

On T.T. and demand 92

|On Shanghai—

On demand

110%

On Japan:-

116%

70%

On and after August 15th, 1933, the Local and Foreign Currencies on On Paris- rale of Interest on Special Current terms which will be quoted on appli- Deposit will be at 2 p.a. on daily eation.

balance and the rate for balance over Safe Deposit Boxes To Let. $10,000 will be quoted on application.,

(Maximum rate-1%).

LONDON BÁNKEMP -

Barolayı Bask, Lid, Laydı Bank, EM, Midland Bank, Lid. Wartelaster Bank, Dad.

The Bank kan Correspondente in ail the prison.pro/

Jammarsial. Contros ihroughout the world.

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BONG KONG DRANGE:

L. KAGURA,

Big Kurg. Derember 14, 1982.

THR

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office: 62, Broadway, New York

Capital

Reserves

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Surplus

LIMITED.

Established 1880

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

Reserve Fund...Yen.122,750,000

Head Once:-YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria

Nagasaki

Batavia

Nagoya

New York

Usaka

Paris

Pelping Pelpin

Rangoon

Berlin

Bombay

culta

(Dalny)

on (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg Hankow Harbin

Hong Kent

Honolulu

ПОЛОСКИПЕ

Karachi Kobe Landon

Los Angeles

Manila

Maji

San Francisco

Seattle

Sema

ngapo

Sydney

Tientain

Tokyo

Tsingtan

Yingkow

U.3.$6,000,000.00 .U.S.$1,867,089.17 .......U.S.$1,718,979.67

BRANCHES---

Antwerp

Among

Beals

Bella

Oplos Glasg HAYAON Jiachburg Flame Haldelling Interlukan Jerusale Lodos Liverpoo Exp Loos Istor

Moute Care

Muzdek Mon

Bombay Brette Brusse Chaling Calcutta Can.mee Colombo Cosechage Duolin

Elsburgh Marence OSATE

J

3ixiaco City Riow

Parts Puiping Palerta

Rosiardas Be Bingha Southampto Blagsport Titl Torsink Vimba Venice Tokohama

+

Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal cities of United Blates of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertakan.

Perional investment accounts handled.

The Company offers to intending Travelers the use of its "Travalors

|

On demand

On Manila-

On demand

| On Singapore---

On demand....... 59%

On Batavia--

On demand

On Saigon-

51%

On demand On Bangkok-----

53

133%

1/5%

On demand

Bovereigns bank buy-

ing rate

Bar Silver per oz.... 18% Bar Silver in Hong

Kong Copper Cash

пот. **** om..

Copper Cents ................ 1% prem.

Rate of Native Interest 3% p Chinese Sub, Cofn.... 32% dis Hong Kong Sub, Coln par.

THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL

·BANK, LTD.

National Bank Building. BA, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Authorized Capital $5,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital

* £,000,000.00 New York, Landon and

Paria Agenta, BANKERS TRUST COMPANY.

Interest allowed on Current Ac. Chequer" and- Letters of Credit sind, We offer facilities for the trazas.

counts.

in addition, the world-wide services tion of general banking business. Deposits received for fixed periods of its thoroughly equipped Travel DeForeign Exchange transacted. Stacks me patas to be obtained on application. |partment,

| |and" "bonds"" bought and sold.

Louns 49. G. KISHINAMI,

granted on-approved- segurillane LEE FANG, Hong Kong, 11th April, '1024.

General Manag

Manager

E..W. DUGGAN,

Manager.

SALES

Hong Kong Banks $1885/1830 H. K. Fire Insurances $250 Union Insurances $625 China Lights (Old) $9.10 Telephones (Old) $24 Electrics $72.85 Dairy Farms $26% Constructions (Old) $1.35

BUYERS

Underwritera $1.35 Wharves $97

Providents (Qld) $1.90 Docks $15

Hotels $5.95

Chinu Lights (Old) $9 H.K. Trams $21

Chinese Estates $84

H. K. Electrics $724 Macao Electrics $24 Amusements $3.40 Constructions (New) 70 cts.

SELLERS

Antamoka 70 cts. H. K. Realties $5 H. K. Ropes $5.90

CAT KIDNAPPING THE LATEST.

£5 Demanded As Ransom In America.

Kansas, City, Missouri.

China

WARM SEND-OFF FOR M. ZANIN,

Apostolic Delegate Leaves For North.

His Excellency the Right Rev. Monsignor Zanin, the new Apostolie Delegate to China, was given warm send-off on Saturday by the

Catholics of Hong Kong, when he

Jeft on board the steamer

Conte

Verde for Shanghai, after about a month'a sojourn in the Colony.

meles.

"Golden blonde include 14.31 per cent. of the men and only 10.00 per cent. of the women. But red hair, is nearly twice as common in the females."-Reuter.

SNAKE FOUND IN DRAWING ROOM.

Mistaken By Woman For Coal Shovel

Sydney, N.S.W.

A black snake which entered the

Public Auctions

Tinstructions to sell by Publie

THE Undersigned have received

Auchon

ON

Wednesday, the 9th May, 1934, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Kowloon Sales Room, No, 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:--

Chesterfield couch chairs, Bedsteads,

and

and

Wardrobe,

One "Oldsmobile" Touring Car -6 Cylinders-5 Seater.

On View from Tuesday, the 9th May, 1934,

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 4th May, 1934.

POLICE RESERVE.

drawing room of a dwelling at Hox-Orders for the Current

Week.

A large gathering of Churchton Park, near Sydney, assumed AB If the kidnapping of bankers, dignitaries, including the Bishop of such a shape that it was mistaken brewers, babies and even dogs were Hong Kong (the Rt. Rev. Monsignor for a coal shovel.

not enough, cats are now bring kid-Henry Valtorta), the Bishop of Noticing the object which she as- Orders by the Hon. T. H. King, napped.

Kongmoon, (the Rt. Rev. Mgr.jsumed was a coal shovel in her Inspector General of Police, Mrs. A. H. Koubek's Angora die-Walsh), Rev. Fathers Spada, Rigan- drawing room, and, thinking that

Chinese Company, appeared.

ti, Granelli, Bollteau (French Mis-one of the children had carried it)

She placed a sign in her yard sion), Noval, (Spanish Mission) into the room, the mother made a Mr. Teo Taun On, Assistant offering a reward for the return of Burns (Catholic American Mission)move to remove it. To her horror Superintendent of Police (Reserve) the animal.

the Salesian Fathers, the Jesuit it revealed itself as a black snake has resumed command of the Chin- A man appeared, demanded £5 Fathers, and clergy of the Catholic 6ft. long. for restoring the cat, and finally did Church, the Italian Consul General

ese Company, as from Thursday, May 3rd, 1934.

It darted at her and then glided so after Mrs. Koubek bargained (Mr. A. Biancon!), the French Con-under the lounge. with him and induced him to bring aut Genera) (M. M. G. Dufaure de The husband who later appeared down the ransom to about 10/--In Prade) and many others were on on the scene, killed the reptile-petition Shoot between members of Reuter.

board the Conte Verde to take leave. Reuter.

Action on New York Taxi Front

巻に

Outbreak of sloting in New York's taxi strike waajstriking drivers. Above, left, strikers are pulling s quelled only when police were permitted to use clubs working driver from his cab, and right, a policeman and draw guna after strikers bad rampaged through and rioter lock horns on the sidewall. Bernity was ting the sirieni district, smashing cabk and beating non- I arrested and meorie kurs in free:for-al

Revolver Shout. A revolver Com-

the Canton Police and Chinese Com- pany was fired at Canton on Tues- day, May 1st, the Hong Kong Chin- ese Company, team Won. The highest and second highest scores for members of the Chinese Com- pany are:-

P.C.R. 72 Wong King Fei and P.C.R. 66 Kwok Chak Tong.

Indian Company. Training Course-Part II-AI recrufts of the Indian Company re- [siding at Hong Kong will ' attend Chinese Company's Headquarters, 17, Queen's Road Central on Thurs- day, May 10th at 17.30 hours for | instruction.

next

Flying Squad, Instructional Patrol-The instructional patrol for members of the Hong Kong Bection will take place on Friday, May 18th.. Mem- bers will fall in at Central Police Station at 17.30 hours sharp. All members will attend. Dress-White Uniform and Cap with White Cover. Emergency Unit Reserve. Revolver Practice-Revolver prac tice for members of the Emergency Unit Reserve will be carried out on Friday, May 11th at the Bowen Road Revilver Range at 17.80 hours under Sub. Inspector A. L. Hopkins. Van will leave Queen's Pier at 5:20 p.m. sharp. Dress-Optional..............

(Sigd) C: Champkin

Acting, U. B. P."(R), Hong Kong, Monday, May 7th,

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