BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital .....$59,000,000 Kased and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000
serve Funds: Starling ......£8,500,000 | Hong Kong Currency
....$10,009,000
Boozyu Liability of Pro-
Resorts
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1553. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital
Reserva Fund .....................
£5,000,000 $3,000,000
Reservs Liability of Pro-
..$20,000,000
prietors
$3,000,000
Agencion and Branches:
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Rangoon
Ametime
Bangkok
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Baba
Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur
Chadem
Kambing
Compare
Madras
New York
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson. Charman
G. Miskin Esq.,
Deputy Casigura
Han. Mr. W.E. Bell, J.R. Masson E
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T. Johnson Esq., A.L. Shielda
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CREPOO
OBLOKSU
FOOCHOW
KATHONG
BASKOW HARRIN HONGLEW
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JOBORZ
KOBE
IOWLOOK
Chial Manger.
BRANCHES:-
XOALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS MALACOL
MANILA MUAR Noboara)
TELPING PENANG BANGOUN SLIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHA
SINGAPORE
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SOURABAYA
TESTSIN
JOKUBAHA
Ka
HungIs
Seutuhnya
Jakobacaa Zambonga
Formiga krobangs and Omsarai Beaking businnan Cumpak Anonsale opened and Fixed Depou mosired for sen yung or shorter paroda a which will be quoted on application.
A. BEBARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st-January, 1935.
THE
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1936
Commerce and Finance
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
Messrs. Harriman's Weekly Report
Messrs. G. A. Harriman & Co.'s weekly share report and mariet review issued at noon yesterday
states:-
Providents (0) $1.- Trams $9/10.30.
China Lights (0) $10.70/19.80.
Dairy Farms $19.70. Hotels $4.80/4.95. Wharves (0) $58. Triephones (0) $25. Construction (n) 30 cts... Ropes $4.35. Cements $9.60. Urited Paracale $1.05/1.0432. Antamoka $25. Benguet Exploration
2834 ets Demonstrations 97 cts./$1. Northern Mining 33 cts/37 CÍS. Paracale Gumaus 51 cts/552
cts.
cfs/14 cia.
25
Salacots 13 Gold Rivers 3 cts/53% cts. Itogons $1.25.
Suyoc 39 cts/40 cts. Baguio Gold 27% cts.
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for STAMP
COLLECTORS
By A. E. L
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
ALTERATION OF FARES
Commencing 1st Jane 1938 until further notice, FARES will. a major be as follows:-
of
1st Glas
Sed Class
bas the word On Kennedy Town or"
Whitty Street Cars 6 cts. widely spaced; while
On Causeway Bay or
3 ctile
are
*****
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10 cts. 5 ct.
10 c
& Ch
Uniform All
routes
5 cts
On Children
12 under
1
note from the Crown Agents' of the 7th row shows
"THEEE, (instead new Ber-error, Bulletin that the mudan Pictorials have already "THREE") PIES"; the. 5th stamp been despatched to the island. of the 4th row This would imply that they will "THREE" still incorporate a portrait of the bottom three rows have the! Happy Valley Cars 6 cts. 3 ctav King George, as originally de-whole "THREE PIES" surcharge On Western Market
and Shankiwan Cars 10 ets. has been in a different and more condensed signed. although it
that they printer's type from the five rows On Western Mariet cts freely rumoured somewhat
and Quarry Bay The market ruled
would be the first to show King above. In the 1 a. provisional
Cars easier during the week under re
Edward.
there is one stamp in each sheeti On Shaukiwan Cams in some sections
current 2d which has the first
Causeway between I have seen the view with rates
the
Bay and Western showing a slight decline.
Ship" type in a rather paler ANNA" inverted. 12,500 of each
the above
Miles or vice versa 10 it. Ô G shade of blue than that in which of
said to volume of business was moderate.
Causeway With the exception of Tramu
their first supply of the Re-drawn have been issued and it was in-Between
Bay and Quarry tended that they should last until which slipped to $9 sellers at the
Bay or Shaukiwan Die was printed. close owing to a reduction in Tram
this month, when a definitive issue Sailors and Soldiers fares. investment issues remained
Brunei-Colonial shade varie-lis due to arrive, but all were quick- very steady. Hong Kong Lands
ties do not seem quite so frequently sold out I am not altogether were engaired for around $30.
nowadays as they used to be, but happy about these stamps.
years of age—All were obtainable at
routes
5 cts AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Star Ferries
H. K. Stock Exchange Weekly two have been discovered in the the face of it they are legitimate.
MONTHLY TICKETS--Avail- INC.
$89. Hong Kong Electrics had en-
These are in the 2 c. and 5 cis eventually found that specula-lable on All Cars at All times---SG Incorporated with Law Libilty in D.&quiries at $50 and Telephones Report issued at 3.15 pm, pester-latest supply of Brunei stampa. but I should not be surprised if it
| (old) at $25. Dairy Farms came to day.
per month. Head Office:~~65, Broadway,
business at $19.70 and Wharves at The market during the week un-values, the former being in a diation is one of the reasons for their
CASE TICKETS-Books of (3 on the quiet side tinctly yellower green than before appearance. the reduced rate of $88. Sterling der review was
was on a res-while the latter is a paler choco- The new triangular 11⁄2 a. cent) and ( cent) Tickets on Sale. counters were rather active with and the turnover
than previous printings-vice stamp has been printed at at the Company's Office. in scale. Prices Hong Kong Banks changing hands tricted
al cases gave way a little, which ia-These two values," together with Nasik. lat $1567/70, and Union
c. are line-perforated, to take more in-the $500/6. Minor issues were gener duced buyers ally easier. Hotels, after being terest in some of the public utility whereas we had only seen them
comb-perf. before. dealt in at $4.95 were on offer at counters. $4.80. China Lights (Old) were
Ceylon I hear that the 1 which Mr. Frank Godden will take put through at $10.70/80. Cements quiet.
5 c 2 r., 5 r. 10 r.. 20 r. and 50 over to the United States with him! firmed up to $9.60 in the middle of
stamps of the old issue are still on is £250,000. although many of the The British the week, but eased off to $9.25 at
sale and presumably will remain items are priceless. the close. Providents (Old) had
so, since Pictorials of these de- Post Office exhibits will probably sales recorded at $1. Philippine
SCIENTIST. nominations are not in prepara-be by far the most interesting of FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, mining stocks continued
the Government Exhibits and have! tract attention. Antamoks chang-i
The following Ceylon Jubilee been entirely re-written-up by Mr. ed hands at $2.75 cash and $2.79
stamp figures have been advised. Frank Godden and include much Church. The First Church Demonstrations opened Branches of American Express July. Company in Principal cities of United frm at 98 cts. buyers but receded! to 94 cents. at the close. Benguet $500,000 States of Americs and, Canada.
Explorations improved with sales Northern Mines at 25/281⁄2 cts.
Oneral case opened in Load Currency Boat Duggine room for a year or shorter
de in Love Currency and using a
ALMO
wil be quoted on application,
SA SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in
Hong Kong, 4th February, 1936.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Busine of the obers Book is conduct
by the HUNG BUNG AND SHANGELI MANNING CORPORATION.
FOR THE
Huier cany he ĐÔNG ASD BLANGHAI V.M. GRAYBURN,
TAKING CRPUBATION.
Chill Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Ad Cepica Pony Caprio.
$14.00.000,0
Me and Cadinded Petite-8 1,306,206,32 READ OFFICE-BONG SONG.
10. Des Chauni
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—
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Ius Tong. Eng, Chau Ching show. Bag Г. Бор
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BACATIA
Kas Jung Pa. Lay. Clust Manag I've foos. En Manage.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Xatuke
Farnes K
beathe
Demering
ancha SULEWPOW
Caution Hosphag
New York
Para
Hours
pad
Kumlula Kahn Ivrien London
Pr
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في اليد
Hydory
Tak
Timeless
Capital
Reserves Surplus
New York
U.$.$6,000,000.00 2,240,344.38 897,612.65
Amsterdam
BRANCHES:-
Greece
Aniaturg
The Hague
Алены
Barsan
Bambory
Kooter Milan
Blo Naples Firs
堂
Zaven
Habbelberg
Puiping Rotterdam Zome Shanghai Soulhampton
CALDE
London
Calcutta Comme Colombe
Lascate
Singapor
LAVENDO
Tantum
LALTOR
Vienna
Vezice
Dublua Slimbangh 1 Geneva
CRS Carbo Kaila
Zaunch
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactices undertakes.
Flede
Li Ləkə
TOLYO
LÖKENİMETR Lowry iarnason af Braking and Exchaaps busista teed. Logue grainɑ og appegrad
Accune deced is Loom Currency and Find Dept for one yet of sure paroda Jan Lucah med Forge Carrendas en lerine which will be quared on plaats.
Bale Depends This T's Lak
XAN TONG PU
Main Hangme.
to at
closing a setback Personst investment accounts hand. rose to 37 cts, at one time but had
somewhat of with buyers at 31 cents. United The Company offers to intending Paracale opened with buyer. at easier but closed much Traveller the use of its "Traveller $1.03%
Cheques" and Letters of Credit and,
in addition, the world-wide services with sellers at 98 cts. The tone of
of its thoroughly equipped Travel the market at the close is quiet Department.
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C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head OfficShanghai
Capital
$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00 Reserve |Branches--All Important Cities in
China
Forsign Range and Geberit Banking Businem Ours and Swring Arocante opensé and Piani
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Denied one year of shorter paciais
LIMITED
Established 1880
Yen 129,150,000
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Baserve Fund
Head Office: YOKOHAMA Branches and Agencies at
Nagasaki Nagoya
Alexandria Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Cizton
Dairen (Daing)
New York · Orlos
· Paris Peiping Rangoon
Pengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hambury
Hankow
Harbin
Hoaz Koaz
Hondiulu
Hainking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Maris
Koji
San Francisco Seattle Semarang
Shanghai Singapore
Sourabays
Sydney Tokyo
Tsingtan
Yingkou
at can which will be ghored_cts appliontion.
Kunnger's Off
SOUL CHANG,
with slightly easier tendency.
Business during the week has! been done at the following prices.
H.K. Banks $1567/1570. Unions $500/506.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Gaschurch Street, London, E.C.A. Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital .. 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital .... 1,050,000 Reserve Fund & Rest 1,247,830 PASZERR The Bank of England & Midland Back, L
BILANCIES: Ipesh
Manage.
Вепской Bombay
Calm
A
Colombo Delhi
Gale
HONG KONO BRANCH: 34, The Van Bood, Central. For Endango Dept. -mm-es, s Cashier's Off oversetes tweezer
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong
26, Des Voeux Road Central Authorized Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:
Westminster Bank, Ltd Foreign Exchange and every des- cripton of banking business transact- ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- Fixed Deposits zo` counts opened. ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN
Chief Manager.
Interest allowed for Current AD RELIABLE PRINTIN
esants
Deposits received for fixed perioda
at rates to be obtained on applica- tion.
G. KISHINAMI
Manager.
Hong Kong, 10th March, 1934,
POPEYE.
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SWEE PEA MUST BE HAVIN A LOT OF FUN WITH THE POPGUN I GIVED` HIM-1 SUSPOSE HES OFF SOMEWHERE PLAYIN
WAR
no order.
too small
THE JEWSPAPER, OFTERPPRENE ESTEN
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Hong Long Howbak
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Back Era Bharu
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The mining section
BUSINESS DONE DURING
THE WEEK Hong
Kong Banks $1567. $1570, $1574. Union Insurances $500, $504, $506, $307/2. Wharves $38.
$1,570,
$505,
tion.
Providents (Old) $1. Hotels $4.80, $4.95. $4.90. Tramways 10%. $10%. $10.40, $10, $10. 39.15, 59, $9. China Lights (Old) $10.80. Electrics $3012. Telephones (Old) $25.20, $25. Cements $9.
viz.:-
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Ser-
British Exhibits THE value placed upon the ex-
Tibits of British collectors
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material that is unique.
€ c
Stock received. Total issued. 11,024,000 10,372.240
9.
1.021.000
20 c 30 c.
438,500
761.400
734,034 418874 6-19.088
Exhibition Issue
1
THE long-heralded New York Exhibition sheet of stamps
F. H. GLOVER, Acting General Manager: Hong Kong, 26th May, 1996.
CHURCHES
(A Branch of the Mother
Christ. Scientist, in Boston, Mass), Macdonnell Road, below Bowen. Road Tram Station.
Sunday Service: 1115 a Sunday School: 10 .. The balance was still in stock has definitely been announced. Subject: "ANCIENT
not on sale, on This special sheet will though of course
NECROMANCY February 15th. The above figures four different stamps, all recent ALLAS MESMERISM AND HY-
contain
do not take into consideration issues. It will embody the Con- Crown Agents' sales to dealers..
MODEEN
AND
necticut Tercentenary, California PNOTISM, DENOUNCED."
Testimonial Meeting: Wednes Egypt The Agricultural Ex-Pacific Exhibition, Michigan Cen- hibition stamps, which were put tennial,
and Texas Centennial days, 6 p..
Reading Room is located in a on sale on February 15th, were commemorative stamps.
abore address and is open:
Monday and Thursday: 5.30 to sold out before the end of that block of four, similar to the re- mouth, it is stated.
panes printed in purple.
17 pm. I have seen First Day (Diarch This pane' will be imperforate and Around the margins gummed. cts.1st) covers of the new 10 mills.) ets.. Army Post stamp and note that will be printed: "Printed by the All authorised Christian Science such mail now bears merely a Treasury Department, Bureau of Literature is available at the black circular postmark, similar Engraving and Printing-Under Reading Room.
Dairy Farms $19.70. Wm. Powells 40 cts. Constructions (New) 30 cts. Antamoks $2.75, $2.74, $2.80,
$2.86, $286, $276, $234. Raubs $102. Demonstration $1, $98 cts, 97,
cts. 95 cts. Itogons $1.28. Northern Mining 36 ets., 37 35% cts., 34 eta, 33 30% cts. Paracale Cumaus 55 ets. United Paracale $1.05%, $1.04%
$10 $104, $107. CHANGE (3.15 p.m.) CLOSING
QUOTATIONS
BUYERS
San Mauricio $1.12.
SALES
Hong Kong Banks $1570/1574. Union Insurance $507. Demonstration 95% cts. Northern Mining 301⁄2 eis.
Every driple of Banking and H. K. SHAKEBROKERS'
Kosina trasacted.
Traneifern Conguns inniend
Trustee and Kascutorships undertakei. INTEREST lowed on Current Agecual and Fixed Deposits of Baton what may be ascertained on application.
L KINKEDI
• Speen's Blood. Central Hong Kong, 24th July, 1935.
THE
Mang
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up Reserves
$5,000,000.
$7,500,000 Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Eeserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Ofice Shanghai
A Bank baring as its mission the industrial development on and the fostering of her China commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office-
6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116.
Victory For The Infantry."
| WHAT THE COLX!!
HEY, KID, GO HOME!)
THEY, DO YOU
WANT TO GET
SHOT?
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ASSOCIATION
Stock Report
The following report was issued by the Hong Kong Sharebrokers": Association.
Unions $506 3.
Baguio Gold 261⁄2 cts. b. Demonstrations 93 cts. b.,
cts, ga.
ceat
Tuesday and Friday: 10 to 12
TOCEL
The Pablle is cordially invited
to attend the Service and visit the Reading Room.
to the normal Egyptian type save Authority of James A. Farley, Com- for the incorporation of the let-Postmaster-General — in ters. "MP.O." at the top. The pliment to the Third International
and Philatelic Exhibition of 1936 diamond-shaped obliterator
N. Y., May 9th-17th, C.B.A. SWAMPED BY S. CHINA. the circular "Postage Prepaid"(New York,
21,557." It hand-stamp are no longer used. 1936, Plate Number
IN "D" DIVISION will be issued on May 9th, 1936, Gold Coast The GS. tells the first day of the Exhibition.
(Continued from Page 4) about an interesting freak in the
£10,000 Stamp which takes! jcurrent 24. stamp,
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Score:
HE rather dirty piece of paper, F. D. Angus and D. Smith were the form of a strip of 3, used on
the Ic. British Guiana ma-the most promising C.B.A pair, "piece," in which about half of! the right-hand stamp has failed to genta, catalogued at £10,000 by beating C. B. Wong and T. K. Tang
no Scott has been returned to to record their team's only win. print. Some foreign matter
C. B. Wong and T. K. Tang doubt got between plate and paper America. Owned by the late Mr. in the printing press and thus Hind and now in the possession of caused it, but so much of the his widow, Mrs. Scala, its future (SCA): stamp is left blank that it is as-awaits developments; it now lies tonishing that it was passed by in a bank vault the printers.
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Paraguay. The new Official Indian States. — Ehopal. Some Decree, dated January 10th, 1936. time in February provisional authorises the following new and 1 a Service stamps appeared, sues jeach new value being surcharged,
94 on the 1⁄2 a 2 a, and 4 a. stamps of the 1932-33 Service issue in
Northern Mines 31 cts. b., 31 several different colours. I have been shown sheets of the 200)
- cts. să-
Gold Rivers 3 cts. b., 334 cts. s. a. and 3⁄4 a. on 2 a. (each sheet]
Salacots 134 cts. sa.
Hotels $4.80 s
Realties $4.10 sa
Lands 301⁄2 b., $31 5.
Trame $8.85 b., $9/9.10 82. Lights Old $10.60′ b., $10.30.5. Ropes $4.35 s.
Next Monday.
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containing 100 stamps, arranged
10 x 10) and note that whereas on t the top two rows the surcharge is expressed 28. "
the remainder of
A",
beat H. A. Angus and G. Güze
vitch lost to F. D. Angus and D. Smith 57
beat S. Fowler and J. Clayden
B-2
6-0
C. M. Thang and Y. L. Ewan beat Angus and Smith (S.C.de):
Value.
Design.
1 p. 50 ("C" opt.)
Спасо
Jan best H Angus and Gurevitch .. 60
Colour Blue
Quantity
500,000
Iturbe
Red
300,000
3 p.
3 9. ("C" opt.j
Iturbe
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Red
300,000-
Lion
10 p.
Sepia
10,000
10 p. ("C" opt.)
Liop
Sepia
70,000
Oratory
Violet
200,000
5 p.
5 D. ("C" apt.)
Oratory
Violet
200,000-
It is also stated that another de-)-
L. Wong and P. Liu (S.C.A_A-); on cree has been published ordering beat Fowler and Claydon ..... 6-2 the sheet the suppression of stamps with beat F. Angus and Smith ... 62
so that the beat E. Angus and Gurevitch ....
it appears as "THREE PIES!" the "C" overprint,
the last stamp above will be the last to be issued beat Fowler and Claydon ...... In addition,
"A Pineappl Turnover.”
W
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HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY 1936 ISSUE
NOW
ON SALE
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