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BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
*BANKING “CORPORATION.
A. 16. Complan, aq.
W. J. Kerwick Roq.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA" & CHINA..
*
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1868.
**
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and Finance
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York, Yesterday,
Dow Jones Averages.
- Avar. Även
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
-£3,000,000
| Késervé · Farid: 157,
48,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Rangoon
Saigon
Bangkok
Karachi
Semarang
Batavia
F. N. Morrison, Fa
Klang Kobe Koala
Seremban
Shanghai
Singapore
Canton
Lompar
Cawnpore Cebu
Kuching Madrsa Manila
Sitiawan Sourabaya
Medan
40 Bonds
93.58 98.23
New York
(Bhuker)
Pelping Tsingtao
(Peking) Yokohama
Penang Zamboanga
Hong Long
· Foreign Exchange
and
Bäserte Fin de Pa
Manners: Libility of Propilaton Ash 230,000. 08
BRAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
How Mr. Mackle
Chairman.
2. P. Warren, Kaq. Deputy Chairasak
Hey, Mr. W. H. BELL |--F, Minkin. Mag.
0, 0. Knight, Eaq,-
RAYOTOK BATAVIA DOMBAT CALCETTI CAKTON THEPOO COLGADO
DAIREN РОССПОЙ
T. F. Pearce Ex
T. X. Omybórs, IN
Chint Manager.
BRANCHES :-
LONDON
LTOKS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR Joben)
MURDER
NEW YORK
PRIPINO
PENANG
Agencler and Branches:
Alor Star Thollo
Amritsar Ipoh
Colombo Haiphong
Delhi
Hamburg Hankow Harbin "
AMOT
HAIPHONG
HAMBURO
RANKOW
HARBIN BONGEW
ILOILO
SPOE
ZOBOR
KOR
KOWLOON
[
RANDOON
RAICON-
BAN PRANCIRCO
KUALA LUMPUR
KITANGHAL
BINGAPORE
NOURABATA
RUNGXI PATANI
TIENTSIN
TOXTO
16NOTIO
TOKOHAMA
Dureri Ale opened in Loʻst Currans and Mixed Depeelie voraitað fær van Yard where period, la Lomal Company and Eterling un forma which all he quoted an appliantion.
Hong Kong, 13th April, 1934,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Rust of like obrta Bukh le mutust
ad by the BONG KONG AND SHANGWAI BANKING OCKPORATION,
shkalad we application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGRAI BANKING CORPORATTOX.
.. 024TRUEN.
Chief Marecer.
Bong Kong, 26th February, 1984.
SAFETY FIRST 1
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries. Deposit them in a Vault
that I really! FIRE - PROOF BURGLAR - PROOF DAMP PROOF I
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
located on the Mezzanine Floor
Banking business transacted.
Last To-day's Changes
30 Industrials 9222 018141 down 20 Utilities 22.11 22.30 120 Rails 41.11 41.40
Commodity
Index
62.74 52.35
.19 up 28 up
35 down
.39 down
UNKNOWN-BUYER. OF SILVER
Again Active On New
*
York Market..
New York, To-day.
Silver trading was light on the New York Market yesterday, and selling by the trade and banking interests was absorbed by com- mission houses and an unknown buyer.
Industrials and bonds declined on Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re-the stock market, being down 0.41
General port:-"While the market succeeded and 0.35 to 91.81 and 93.23, respes-
Current Accounts opened and Fix-)
In rallying from the low levels, it tively, while rails and utilities ad-
ed Deposits received for one year or did not look as though the recovery vanced 0.29 and 0.19 to 41.40 and [shorter periods at rates which will bej was particularly conclusive.
quoted on application.
W. H. E. THOMAS,
Aeting Manager. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934.
The 22.30, respectively. The commodity clusing rally was supposed to be due
to Chairman Fletcher introduction index was down 0.39 to 52.35. of the Home Modernisation Con- Business was brisk, 1,680,000 struction Bill. Wheat: The liquida-shares being traded.-Reuter. tion on South-West rains technically
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.improved the position but the mar
Established 1912.
Head Office:--Hong Kong.
Quiborisad Capital (H.E. Currency] ...$11.90€.000 Pull-Up Capital ....... 1,900,000 Haute Txać w 1,150,3/0
Centre,
BRANCHET
ket is all under weather influence as. moisture is still needed in the North-West. Colton: Price-fixing)
PITTMAN'S HOPES UNDIMMED.
became mare pronounced during the "Legislation Extremely
final hour of trading. This, with a rebound in securities, caused shorts
to cover. The weather continues to
Shanghal, Banker, Bangkok, be favourable. Silver: Trading was
und for Franciamo.
LONDON BA MAKUB 2-
The Zinyl's Bask, Limia.
CORRESPONDENTS
Is all prisalpal cases of due Wall.
Forelga Krokange sod backing boslaam of etary pion tanta.
His Deposit Bonon ((various alona) at a panely
LOOK POONG SHAN.
Likely.'
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra light, and selling by Trade and bank-phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, "Re ing interest was absorbed by com-ceived May 16, 8.19 aan.) mission houses and by an unknown buyer.-Reuter.
Business Done:-1,680,000 shares.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. American Can
Anthorized Capital Paid-up Capítul Reserve and
Pronts
Undivided
BEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 12, Des Voeux Road Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman
3. I. Case
Li Hoon Chun. Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Caterpillar Co
Our New building is Specially Con-Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching stracted to provide all of these Im Shek. Esq. Ll Lan Sang, Esq. Wong portant Qualities.
Chu Son, Esq. and Kan Ting Po, Esq. You
Safe Deposit, may obtain a 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 BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
BEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1800,
Conical Book in Farskomm Bok-Wolor Lased Average smogul ...Ten almen fay
Kan Tong Po, Esq, Chief Manager.
Li The Four, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES
Manila Melbourne
Chase National Bank Chrysler Motors
Reno, Nevada, To-day. Senator Key Pittman, the Chair- man of the United States Senate Last To-day's Foreign Relations Committee, Price Price visited here yesterday to attend the University of Nevada com-
2741 ...... 3834 Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 32% Curtiss Wright
mencement.
Pancho Villa's Girl
When General Pershing was chas ing Pancho Villa all over Mexico in 1916, Celia Villa, the bandit chief's daughter, was a tot of two. Here she is, a beautiful senorits, arriving in New York to see the premiere of a film production based on the ex- ploits of her father.
COTTON, SILVER AND WHEAT Latest Quotations.
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS
New York. May 15.
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1934.
BRITISH TRADERS'
INSURANCE CO.
19/- Per Share Dividend Recommended.
BIG PROFITS ON YEAR
The amount at credit of the pro- fit and loss account of the British Traders' Insurance Company. Ltd., after providing for dividends and contributory bonus for 1933 is £150.645.8.0d.
GOVERNMENT
NOTICE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
TO. S. 168-It is hereby noti
No.
fed that Sealed Tenders in Triplicate, which should be 'clear- ly marked "Tender for New Kow the year loon Quarry Lot No. 4” will be re- ceived at the Colonial Secretary's' A dividend of nine shillings per 21st day of May, 1934, for the on Office until Noon of Monday," the share, and a 20 per cent. bonus to cupation for a period commencing contributora of contributory pre-from the date of notification of ne- mium, payable on May 25, has been ceptance of tender and ending Slet December, 1985, of the piece of recommended by the directors.
parcel of ground at Kung Tong The profits for the gear under the Tsai, Cha Kwo Ling, as shown hends, Mariné, Fire and Accident coloured red on "a plan signed by and General are £12,046.18.62., the Director of Public Works and dated 28th April, 1994. and sub- £10,664.11.10d, and £6,755.6.9d., res-ject to the conditions which can
pectively.
The 68th ordinary meeting of Shareholders will be held #t the Company's office at 11.25 a.m. on Friday, May 25.
be ascertained at the office of the Director of Public Works.
Upset annual fee $300
(annum.
Der
accom-
Each tender must be panied by a receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury
* sum of
CHINA FIRE INS. CO. $100 as a pledge of the bona fide's
'LIMITED.
$20 Per Share Payment Proposed.
of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown in the event
of the tenderer, whose tender is accepted, refusing to carry out the terms and conditions of his ten- der.
The amount at the credit of the
On the acceptance of a tender Profit and Loss account, of the the deposits of unsuccessful ten- China Fire Insurance Company Lith- derers will be returned to them. ited, after providing for the divi- Form of tender and further dend and contributory bonus for particulars can be obtained from the year 1933, amounts to $1,108,the office of the Director of Public 071.94.
Works.
A dividend of $12 per share, and
The Government does not bind
a bonus dividend of $6 per share, itself to accept the highest or any in exchange bonus dividend of $2 tender.
The American Oriental Fin- per share, and a 20 per cent bon- He predicted that silver legisla
ance Corporation have receivedļus "to contributors of contributory the following quotations on premium, payable on May 25, has tion was extremely likely at this the New York cotton and wheat been recommended by the Direc- session of Congress, and said that rubber, slik and silver exchanges tors.
684
he believes that President Roose on the Commodity Exchange Inc. vel will approve of his proposal New York:-- 174 33% to authorise the Treasury to par-
The profita for the year under the heads, Marine. Fire, Accident.
Closing Commodity Price on and General are $83,201.67; $79,- reserve May 14.
654.74 and $46,665.60, respectively, The 65th ordinary meeting will the Company's Head at 11.20 a.m. on Friday,
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY.
45.05 45.05 45.59 45.59
Silver Prices Improve. Total sales for the day:-
The loen dollar remains steady, opening on demand this morning
at 1/4.
180 contracts of - 144 contracts of. 25,000 ozs. each
25,000 ozs. each Market:-Easy.
RUBBER:
Rubber: Commodity Exchange Sunday. Inc. of New York:
The London on New York cross July 37 37% rate, which closed on Saturday at 28-U.S.85.11%, closed yesterday!
Sept.
ཚོ
Every description of Banking and National Dairy Products 15%
274+ Exchange business transacted LORD Pacific Gan & Electric, 17 granted on approved securities,
Current Accounts opened in Local Jackerd Motors
Olin Elevator Currency and Fixed Deposita received Pennsylvania Rly. On and after August 15th, 1933, the for one year or shorter periods in a rate of Interest on Specia! Current Local and Foreign
Radio Corpn. Currencies on Sears Rotbuck Deposit will be at 2% p.a. on daily terms which will be quoted on applie balance and the rate for balaner over
Socony-Vacuum Corpn. Catton, $10,000 will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let. (Maximum rate-1%%%%).
LONDON BANKVENI
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, lat March, 1984.
Barclays Bank, Ltd.. Ideyda Bani. 148. Midland Houk, Lád. Workoďneler Bark, Lid.
Sommerlal Centres throughout Sha meeld.
Kamist-
KONG KONG BRANCH
Der Tact Bank Contraí. Reng Kwag. Derambur 24, 2001.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880
Reserve Fund
...Yen.122,750,000
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA
Branches, and Agencies at:
at -U.S.$5.11.0, while the New Dec...13.44 13.45 13.55 13.57 York on London rate closed yes Total sales for the day:-
one case
R. M. HENDERSON.
Director of Public Works.
4th May, 1934.
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AGED CHINESE
LADY PASSES
Mrs. Wong Mak-Shi At The Age Of 89 Years.
FUNERAL 'YESTERDAY
The death occurred on May 4 of Mra. Wong Mak Shi, at the age of 83 years.
Mrs. Wong, who was one of the oldent resident in the Colony, was
the
wanie
One case of small-pox, two cases the mother of Mr. Wong Suet-fong. of typhoid fever, including one a retired merchant, Mr. Wong Sik- imported case, and
of kay, compradore of Messrs. Jebsen Colony during the 48 hours ending and Co., and Mr. Wong Siu-pon, as-
sistant compradore of firm, and grand-aunt of Mr. Wong An interesting display of Westing-Sung-ni, manager of Mesara. D. house products are on view at the Spalinger and Col's Hong Kong Grand Dispensary. Of these the Office. new 1934 Refrigerator models are:
She leaves 14 children and eight worth attention. Messrs. Reiss, grand-children. Massey & Co., Ltd, are the sole local distributors for the Westinghouse
Chief Manager.
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American Radiator $10,000,000.00 | American Smelling 381⁄4 5,598,600.00|American Tel. & Tel. 110
American Tobacco "P" 68% $2,434,000.00 American Waterorks
17% Anaconda Copper Mining 134 Auburn
Air Reduction ....
.... 37% Allied Chemical & Dye .135
94% .... 12
96% 130%
94 12%
384 112%
33
34
Bendix Aviation
144
Barden Co.
23%
Canadian Pacific
15%
48%
4814
20 264
2831 3814 32
chase silver until the 144 22% reaches 25 per cent, after which 154 to issue certificates against such reserve-United Press, per S.C. Gold Bar Co.
3% 3
Dr Pont de Nemours 82 Eastman Kodak
8242
BQ
004
SILVER.
be held at Silver: Commodity Exchange Ins Office of New York!
May 12 Range May 14 Range
May 25. July....44.90 44.90 44.70.44.70 Sept....45.10 45.10 Dec.....45.10 45.10 Mar....45.28 45.28
44.85 44.85
AMO
Seattle
Electric Auto-lite Co.. 20 Electric Bond & Share Electric Power & Light 5%
20%
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
13%
13%
64
Ratavis Bombay
Semarang
General Electric
101
19
Nagasaki
Shanghai
General Foods
32%
32
Calcutta
New York
Singapore
General Motors
30%
31
Canton
Onaka
Sourabaya
Gillette Safely
10%
10
Haiphong
PAME
Swatow
Gold Dust
19
19%
Hankow Peiping
Synder
Internat. Harvester
334
Honolulu Penan
Taiboka
Internut. Tel. & Tel.
Kobe Kowloon London
Rangoon Salgon
Tokyo San F'cisco Vancouver Yokohama
Tlentain
Liggett & Myers "B" Loew's Inc.
91% 91*
Montgomery Ward
29/4 30% 28% 23%
Spot silver has increased and 31% forward silver 5/16, the closing 11% 12
figures yesterday being 191⁄2 for spot and forward.
May
National Biscuit ...
National City Bank
May 12 Range May 14 Range .12.75 12.75 12.80 12.80 .12.90 12.95 12.95 12.95 .13.18 13.18 13.20 13.26
144
10 176 14%
Standard No. 1 "B" Contract.
4
4 terday at -U.S.35.10%, as 'com- 28%
641 contracts 1,389 contracts
Co.
74
71%
pared with
£-U.S.$5.11%
OL
42
424
Saturday.
SILK
14%
Standard Brands Standard Ga
18%
19
8%
8%
Standard Oil Co. of NJ. 41%
421
EXCHANGES.
Texas. Corpn
22%
22
Trans-America
6
6
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
Union Carbide & Carbon 37
37%
Union Pacific
1174
117
10%
On London---
United Corpn......... 4%2
4%
T. T.
1/4%
United States Steel 424 41 Westinghouse E. & M.. 31%
XDIV: BID-t
On demand
1/4%
32%
May 12 May 14
sight
1/54
May
On New York--
July
148 1.50
On demand. *
35
London, Yesterday,
Paris
77 11/82
New York
5.10%
Credits 60 days'
sight
September ...** Market-Quiet.
1.48 1.60 1.56 1.57
37%
COTTON.
On Paris-
21.8314 15.73
On demand
895
change:
Credits 4 months'
sight
575
7,50
On India--
July
60 1/16
On T.T. and demand 92%
Ooti
.11.28 11.28 .11.48 11.44
19.40 19.90%
Dn Shanghai-
Dec.
'On demand
1102
Jan.
Berlin
12.90
On Japani-
Prague
122%
On demand
116%
.11.55 11.55 .......11.60' 11.60° Mar....11.70: 11.70. Middling
Madrid
87%(7)
On Manila-
Spot ..11:45
Athens Belgrade Copenhagen Vienna. Helsingfors Lisbon Bucharest
680
On demand
70%
225
On Bingapore---
22.3932
On demand
59%
28 228%
On Batavia.
On demand
52
May
8712 86%
110
Da Saigon--
July
85%84%
510
53%
September
88% +85
Rib
4*
On Bangkok--
Total sales for the day:-
Buenos Aires.
364*
188%
*Montevideo
*88*
Bovereigns' bank' buy-
1/6 1716
ling rate
1/6/
Shanghai
1/8"
Hong Kong
Bar Silver per OL
194
1/4%
Bar Silver in Hong
Yokohama
1/2
Kana
Silver Spot'
1914
HOTEL..
nom.
104
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, United Air & Transport 19
Head Office:-65. Broadway,
INC.
New York,
Capital
.U.E.$4,000,000.00
Surplus Reserves
.U.S.61,867.089.17
.U.S.$1,718,979,67
BRANCHES
Amsterdam Aalwy &th
A
Meals
LONDON EXCHANGES.
Montreal
Brussels
Bertiz Beeply
Lang
Hamburg
Προτο
Heidel
Lalerian
Loodes Kvarpool
t... Mafico City
Hios Kaplan Pirmen
Patr Peiping
Rotterdam Act... Shanghel Boothpic Magapers
Taormin
Geneva Amsterdam Milan Stockholm Qalo
Be
Besels Gain Calcutta
Oas
Alexandria
Nagasaki
Batavia
Nagoya
Berlin
Bombay
New York Osaka
Calcutta
Canton
Paris Pelping
Copenhague Dutilia RAinburgh Flor Gear...
MarvelAng Marie Curia
Mokies
Vin
Tokohama
Dairen (Delay) Rangoon
Fengden (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong
Honolulu A
Heinking Karachi
Kobe
London
Loi Angeles Manila Moji
San Francisco
Seattle
Beatt
Singapora Socrabaya
Sydney
pany in Principal cities of United Branches of American Express Com-
States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken,
Personal Investment accounts handled.
Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtan Yingkow
The Company offers to intending Travelers the ma of the “Travelers Interest allowed on current Ae-Cheques and Letters of Credit, andy Counts.
In addition, the world-wide servicsá
Deposlis received for fixed periods of its thoroughly equipped Travel DS- at rules to be obtained on application.
«* Q; «KISHINAMI, TA
Manager. Hong Kong, 11th Apill, 1984.
partment.
E..W, DUGGAN,
Manager
Bombay
Silver, Forward
5.10
Warloan 3%.... 102 18/16
Sellers Official
British Wireless Service.
Four months aight 1/4 Credits 4 months'
On demand
On demand
Copper Cash
Copper Cents,
1% prem Rate of Native Interest 84% PL
Chinese. Bub, Coin $1%% di Hong Kong Sub, Cola, par.”
Yesterday's Funeral
Four generations were represent. ed at the funeral yesterday, the re- mains were interred at the Chinese
of
the
A fine of $10, in default 10 days Permanent Cemetery at Aberdeen. Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc, of imprisonment, was imposed on Chan Apart from a large gathering of New York:
Cham, by Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen relatives and friends who attended May 12 Range May 14 Range at the Central Police Court this the obsequica and paid their last May...1.22 1.25 1.23 1.23% morning, for being in possession of respect at the Yat Bit Ting, there Sept...1.26% 1.27 1.26 1.27 21 po puí lottery tickets in Aberdeen were also present three Dec. .1.264 1.20 1.28 1.28 Street yesterday.
children (Messrs. Wong Suet-fong, SUGAR
Wong Sik-kay and Wong Siu-pan) Pleading guilty to the charge of and six daughters-in-law Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee loitering in Kwai Wah. Lane at 2 mourners, Fourteen grandchildren, as chief Exchange:
'clock yesterday morning,
Hul 8 great-grandchildren and a greate Kwok, a travelling trader, was sen-nephew and niece-in-law (Mr, and tenced to seven days' imprisonment. Mrs. Wong Sung-ki) alaq, walked be by Mr. Q. A. A, MacFadyen at the hind the bier.
Central Police Court this morning.
A fine of $1,000; in default 12] Cotton. New York Cotton Emanthe hard labour, was imposed
י,
on Lam Yu, by Mr.. E. W. Hamilton) May 12 Range May 14 Range at the Central Magistracy this May...11.17 11.17 11.14 11.14 morning, for being in unlawful pos 11.24 11.24 session of a tear gas pistol at West 11.39 11.39 Point yesterday.
11.52 11.52 11.57 11.57 11.68 11.68
. 11.40 WHEAT Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade:
GAOL PRISONER'S DEATH.
Enquiry Adjourned.
The Coroner's enquiry into the death of Wong Yau who died on March 26 from injuries' alleged to Sentence of one month's hard have been received while serving labour was imposed on Yu Kon-wal, sentence in Victoria Gaol was unemployed, by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- continued at Central Magistracy Fadyen at the Central Police Court yesterday, this morning, when he was charged Mr. E. W, Hamilton sat. as Co- with being found in room No. 76, of roner assisted by a jury comprised. May 12 May 14the Tai Loi Chan Boarding House of Messrs, F. C. Collaco (foreman), No. 96 Connaught Road Central yes. A. Barron and E. 1. Rosario. terday, for an unlawful purpose.
40,000,000 50,000,000
bushels
bushels AMERICAN GOLD PRICE: (WASHINGTON)..
17.8. Treasury Gold
Prics, per n
1
The case of Sarwan Singh, who
The last two named also served on
the previous jury,
Further evidence was given and
was charged with the wounding, the hearing adjourned until this with intent to kill, of an Indian afternoon.
guard on board the ss. Fat Shan,
on her passage to Hong Kong from May 12 May 14 Canton, was granted a formal re- mand of one week, on the applica- '285,00° 285.00|tion of Sergeant O'Donovan, when accused was brought before Mr Q. May 10 May 14 A. A. MacFadyen, on a remand, at 7.68 the Central Police Court this morn- 54.407 53.10ling.
METAL
Copper, Oct, per lb 7.66) ITin, Oct, per 15,
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