BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital ......$50,000,000 issed and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000
Sterling $ 3,500,000 Hong Kong Currency
Reserve $10,000,000 Esserva Liability of Pro-
$20,000,000
RELAD OFFICE, HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Bon, Mr. J. J. Paterson. -
Chairtoon
G. Miskin Esq.,
Deputy Chairman.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1553
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
|Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
.£$,000,000
| Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Agencies and Branches;
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Karla Lumpur
Kushing
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New York Ziging
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bungagors Nadia wa
Spraye Isiping
Tongka
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How. Mr. W. Ball, J.R. Masson Esq., Cawnpore AE Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Eng.Cebu Ho. Kr. S. A. Dodwell,
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SHANGHAI
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TIENTSIN
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Ouerunt Locouche spened in Loană Currency and Blind Depresia semead for one year or shaver eurale in Local Currency and blärung on tarina which will be quoted on apucation.
4580 13 10 dan BAFE SEPOSIT BOLES 12 kachu m TO LIT.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1335.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Buses of the above Beat in conduc D
by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHU KENG CORPORATION. Hasina may VANÉ OG appimaton.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND BHANGKA BANKING CORPORATION.
V.GBAIBGEN,
Chit Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Laskerzzet Capita, mamataas Pud-up Capital
-$16,000,300,00
5,50,500.00
ve and Godivided Fročiară 2,580,38557
HEAD OFFICE-ROSO LONG.
10 De Vaux Road, Cacárak. BOARD OF DIRECTOES:—
Hon. Siz Shou-son Chow, Chairman. La Foon Chen, Z., P. Kok E, Wong hang, Leg. Vieng Các ban, Ing, and Xan lim
Kan Thng 26. Eng., Chież Kaun T The 700g. Kaqu Manogue, BRANCHES AND AGENCA 8--
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Penns Beagoo
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Barabaya
day
Laibalen
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Tokyo San Francisco - Vancouver Yokohama
Every inception of Booking and Exchange Loans granted on approvd Sagazanan temacie.
Carrascous opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposite ressed for DE JANE C shorter pacioda in Looks mad Farmiga Currencies as seems which will be quoted on applic
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KAN TONG PO.
LIMITED
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1936-?
Commerce and
Finance.
Local Share Market
H. K. Stock Exchange Weekly Report issued at 3.15 pm yester- day.
The turnover in. shares during the week has been very much
NEW YORK SHARE: MARKET
Strong Opening Displayed
ADVANCE NOT CARRIED
THROUGH
for
· STAMP ECOLLECTORS
By A. E. L
Value. 2 c.
Printed. 2,568,780
Total Sales..
1,386,819
· 144,900
139,016
35,067
77,913
greater than for some time past/weekly share report and market favourable acceptance of Go-issues of postage stamps have not sold, it may interest our readers
Foreign Exchange and General Beaking busom. het turned quiet and the turnover the
was rather restricted.
trazaarmad.
Tout
issued at noon
2 t. 24,000 12.c.
11,400 *
*
$ c 13,500
c.
10,200
***
Messrs. White, Weld and Com- pany. New York Correspondeats TN one or two instances recently, Messrs. Harriman's
for Messeo. S. E. Levy and Com- considerable confusion has Weekly Report
pariy, report:-
6 c. been caused among collectors by StocksThe strong opening of the fact that the printers respon-
12.c
103,500 Messrs. G. A. Harriman & Co-the market to-day reflected the sible for the production of new
24 c.
$9,2:20 Out of the above quantities jernor Landon's speech. The ad-troubled to space the pins which to learn that the following were with strong review The week opened
to-day vance was not carried through make a single row of perforation the numbers sold in London by buyers in all stocks the strength
but very ballish earnings and di-holes, with absolute accarac the Crown Agents:- Friday states:- maintained was
until
vidend actions were reported after throughout the length of the row. when although prices did not re-
ithe close. This may restore the Imagine for a moment that you General cheerfulness pervaded jeede to any great extent the mar
upward trend temporarily, fur-have before you a complete sheet share
market through-ther deferring a technical
reac of stamps. Tear it into vertical
Canada-It is stated that
Current Locusta opened and Fraud Deposit
under the period
re-¿tion.
Business done:-1,320,000 strips and take one such strip and 12,370,000 were printed of the 3 c. ostred for one year de shorter periods ez mian | Bertuch will be quoted on application.
During the week Trams have view and the awakening interest.(shares.
measure the perforations on one Cartier commemorative. İ. The Bank's Mead Uthos in Leodou undertakes
North-West, side of the strip. Perhaps the unders risen from $11 to $1215, Hotels discernible last week in local de- Executor and Trustee bual
weather conditions are generally gauge will give the perforation as NOVINY
Cook Islands-It is announced |scriptions, developed into a wide-fair, with some scattered showers. 13 along the vertical side of one officially that the New Zealand 25. Sertus wont say de mouriained at say of we from $4.30 to $5,13, Wharves $87, Agencite und Brumahan.
to $93, Electrics $50 to $32, Cha
gener. In Canada, dryness Lights $10.60 to $113, Star Fer-ispread demand.
continues-stamp in the strip, but when you 2s. 6d. 35. 58, 10s, and $1 stamps be attributed prin- Corn erop estimates are now aver-measure another Fries $354% to $89.
buying can
Stamp further overprinted "Rarotonga" will be 40 per cent lower, down, you may cipally to the recent political aging about
get a gauge of withdrawn on July 14 and replaced Manila has been steady all week
but higher prices are likely to early 13. This is quite all by the same stamps overprinted and closes higher than last week. developments in Canton which bring about competitive foreign right when you have the strip be "Cook Islands." This change has THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, The market is described as arm. events are expected to improve offerings. Total sales of wheat: fore you and if you trouble to test been made because the old over-
Benguet Consolidated were the business
in' this Colony. The-39,342,000 bushela.
the line of perforation holes at print is considered misleading now, main feature of Friday's market first effects of the change of re- Cotton: The East has exper+various parts of its length. Sup- that Cook Islands stamps are used. having moved from Ps. 1260 10 gime in the Kwangtung Capital fenced some scattered showers, pose, however, that that strip by all post offices in the Cook
have been reflected in the sharp but the West belt is dry. The forms part of the stock of a dealer Islands Group. drop in Hong Kong exchange. this market is indecisive and traders and that he breaks it up into sin-| decline giving a further impetus are slightly bullish.
10
British Income Tax overpaid, ou
A. ERBARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) "Head Office-Shanghal
Capital Eeserve
$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities in
China.
Farsign, Kimmage and Qanseni Banking Business tranmcted.
Current and Baring Accounts 'opeaně mad. Fixed Į Depostas received for one year of shorter paneda mă cases wok will be quoted on appluation.
BOU Z. CHANG,
Macage.
LIONG KONG BRANCH 36. Deu Faux Road, Castes). Manngut's Otien Korg Exssange Dept women in the fingerprin
Caster's UMD spa
IN IMS
THE-WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road Central. Authorised 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 Deposita re- caived at rates which will be quoted on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- |taken. Safe Deposit Bamse for hire.
PHILIP GOCK CHEN
Chief Manager.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC. Incorporated with Limited Liability in UEA
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York
Aniwacy theon Jasad
عليمات
Ps. 19.
BUSINESS DONE DURING
THE WEEK.
Wharves $57, $89, $90, $91.
This
Grains:-la the
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of the
gles and sends them out to vari
Egypt.-Stocks of the late King to the improvement in local equity Flash:-The Chrysler Motorous customers. He may have fail-Fuad stamps are expected to shares. Banks and Unions im-Company has declared a dividended to check the perfs all the way last for about six months, so that Hong Kong Banks $1,575, $1,585 proved (as exchange fell) to $1585 of $4 per share.
along, relying on the wonted act is unlikely that new stamps with Canton Insurances $235, $260,
and $540 buyers respectively. The International Union Insurances $515. $522 Utilities were
Harvester curacy of the printers, and in his King Farouk's portrait will begin. in very good de- Company has declared a dividend catalogue he describes the perf. as arriving before the end $425, $330.
mand. Trams reaching $12 of 62-1/2 cents per share, plus an 13. Immediately he begins to re. Fear. We understand that there Electrics 51%. Telephones (old) extra dividend of 97-1/2 cents for ceive letters from customers who will be no mourning stamps. H. K. & W. Docks $14, $144, $15
$27 and 274 cum. Star Ferries the second-quarter.
have bought stamps from other Providents (012) $1.10, $11⁄4were transacted at $89 and Lights
The Simmons Company has de- portions of the strip, saying that $1.30, $145, $1, $1.60, $1-55-(old) had active exchanges from clared a dividend of 30 cents per the perf. is 13. If he is not very Hoteis $130, $460, 61.90, $155, $10/60 up to $11.75. China Lights share.
much on his guard, he may con- $5.05, $5.15.
(new) came in for enquiry up to
The American Railway Associatent himself with checking up the $814 and Yaumati Ferries tion estimates carloadings at 720,- perfs. of another single specimen There'000 cars, an increase of 128,000 from his stock and, on finding that
Lands 330%. $30, $31.
are
Tramways $11%, $1135, 31L60,
$11.80, $11.85 $11.70, $1131saleable at $19.60 or near.
is also some enquiry for Sandakan cars, from the corresponding per- this is perf. 134, he immediately $11.85, $12 $12.15.
Lights. Wharfs were eargerly tod of last year. Star Ferries $90, $59. Yaumati Ferries $19.20, $134. sought for and taken up to $31.
closing buyers $1 better. China Lights (Old) $10.70, $10.90, $10.95, $11, $11-15,
$11.30, $112, $1134. China Lights (New) $7.60. Electrics. $50.15, $50 $51
$51, $5152. Telephones (Old) $26.40, $26.50,
$27,-$27411 Cements $9, $9.15, $9.20, $93%. H. K Ropes $32.
Dairy Farms $20, $20. Watsons $3, $3.10, $3.40. $3.45. Baubs $1L6O.
Ewo Cottons Sh. $8.
Ch. Govt. 5% G. $ Bonds 90%
Antamoks $5.15, $4.92, $5. Baguio Gold 37 cts, 65 cts,
cts.
Benguet Exploration 34 cts. Consolidated Lines 54 cts. .U.S.$6,096,000.00 2,240,344.38
Demonstrations $1.36, $1.29, 897,612.65
Cand Manag.
Capital Surplus Beserves
BRANCHES:-
Montreux Kilas Now Naples
Berlin Bombay Heaco
Cate
Colombe
Zdubongh
GERATE
Lo
LoaJos Laserpool L Legion Last
Koola Carlo Mamita
Pipe Botteriam Batte Shangbal
THE YOKOHAMA "SPECIE BANK Asterdam
Fatablished 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Br
Yen 129,150,000 Eserve Fund
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Groce "ilangow
The Hagon
Harana Hamburg Raidalberg
Alexandesm
Bangkok
Batavia
Navy
Berlin
Bomber
Calcutta
Canton
New York Osaka reiping
Dairen (Dainy) Rangoon Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro Hamburg
Bankow
San Franciaco Seattle
Semarang
Shanghote
Singapore Sourabaya Sydney
Tokyo
Tsingtan Yingkow
معونت
Mnich
Bagthampton Singapore
Viande
Venlos Yokobarns Zatrick
$147, $145/146...
I. X. L. $2.95, $3.
Hong Kong Docks rose to $15 and Pro-
SWIMMING GALA
AT Y.M.C.A.
(Continued from "Page 41
jalters his catalogue listing, where- jupon collectors who have stamps The Medley Relay was another
perforated 13 at once write rude very close affair with the latters asking him what he thinks just having the edge on the others, although before "Bob" Selk took
vidents (old) were heavily traded COMMODITY PRICES he is doing!
are now
The ideal dealer would of course of for the 25 yards under-water,
The following quotations have have spotted the varying gauge they were placed last. The "H"- at once (but it takes a lot of time/man-fish," - however, carried the Pret. Yesterday to go all over a sheet of stamps "home" team to victory with a Closing Closing for possible irregularities) and fine effort. -
in from 31.05 to $1.60, closing $1.50 buyers. Cements have im- proved to closing quotation of been received by Beuter: $9.25/9.35 after reported sales at $9.45 and Ropes, after long
New York Cotton neglect came to business $3.50, at which figures there July
sellers. 'Hotels were October raised by keen bidders to $5.05. December Realtys are wanted round $4.30 January and Hong Kong Lands at 31 March after sales at this figure. Firm Spot Dairys can be placed at $2012 May
the New York Rubber: and active" best describes Philippine mining section, in July which a large turnover of shares September has taken place. Antamoks had October dealings at $5.15 and later at December.
13.14 13.43
12.29
12.36
12.22
12.28
12.22
12.29
12.20
12.29
12.20
12.27
13.12
13.16
New Examples.
would have listed the stamps as. The water-polo games were very "Perf. 13 to 134, thus saving well contested, Frank Read again. himself a great deal of trouble. came into the picture with a good
opening goal for the "B" team Examples of perforations vary.who ultimately won by 3 goals to ing in the same row have recently L Play was fairly fast, but the come to light in the current pic "A" team defence were unable to torials of New Zealand and Kenya, send the ball up to their oppon- Uganda and Tanganyika, and have enta goalmouth, resulting in a proved quite a nuisance, even if wasted first half. However, per- they have not caused as much sistent attacking in the second. trouble as is suggested in the in-period led to the "A" team's only goal, when Read inadvertently de- aginary picture given above.
to the flected the ball into his own net
made-
The difficulty is that, 16.52 Printers, such small differences in from a free throw.
The second strings were the spacing of the pins have no importance whatever, so that col-up mostly of novices at the game lectors must expect to be faced and a few of the players who took with discrepancies of this kind in part in the first game and again future, if there is no practical rea-resulted in a win for the "g": son for the printer to space his pins exactly, and I am afraid no such practical reason exists.
16.36
16.291 16.392 16.32
Masbate 86 cts., 90 cts., 94 cts..
95 cts.
Paracale Gumaus 65 cts., 64 cts.]
65 cts.
$1.33, $1.35, $2.40, $141, $1.45 $492, with closing sales at $5. January
Baguio Gold eased to 36 cts. and March came up again to 39 cts. Benguet May Consolidated improved consider- ably to a closing rate of $20. Big Chicago Wheat: Wedge shed a few points to 62 cts. July buyers. Demonstrations
16.41n 16.350 16.50
16.42 16.52m 16.150 16.58 16.69
16.62
were September
San
Mauricio $1,36, $147, $1.47.
active between $1.26 and $147,
December
105 103 105% 103 10532
104%
51.44.
Suyoc Consol. 55 ets. United Paracale: $132,
closing buyers at $1.42. San Man- Chicago Coraz ricios shewed steady improvement September $122, and were placed up to $1.48 and December
Suyoc. were active between 52 cts.
8934
8238
874 80%
and 55 ets. United Paracales Winnipeg Wheat: after early weakness and sales July down to $1.22, close better at $1.32 bid.
Business has been transactedĮ
94
October December
94*
9234
934
92.
$124, 31.28, $137.
Branches of American Express CHANGES (3.15 p.m.) CLOSING
Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounts hand- lød. -
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers -Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, addition, the world-wide services: in of its thoroughly equipped Treval Departmenta
erest allowed for Current Ac- Deposits received for fixed perioda
on Applica state to be obtained
G. KISHINAMI,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 3rd July, 1936.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK” LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) (2)
Capital paid up $5,000,000. Eeserves
27:590-000.
Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept $600,000,
Head-Ones Shangha
A Bank having as sta minion. the Industrial development c China and the fostering of her openmgreisi peletions abroad. Hong Kong Offering wheth 6. Queen's Road Central Phone 21111
C. H. HENSON,
General Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Gamaschwick Street, Lobkou. Z.GA Authorized Capital 23,000,000 Subscribed Capital
- Paid-up - Capital ............. 1,050,000 Eeserve Fund & Rest 1,247,830 BEST The Ball me Topland te Kitland Back, Las
BRANCHES :-
Bombay
Lindy Xaract
Colou
عالمي
Hung. Loog
New York Penang Port Lo
{179ala Tiple -264-Rangoon,
Mars Lamper
Lepanian, Falang), Stunda.,
PACKING KONG BRANGILE,
• Everf · čimetysjon" of "Basicing" med "Exchmiary
„Trustee and Ensostorskipa
|Brad Deposits" states. Shes Chely
Gunn's Rail, Central
QUOTATIONS
BUYERS
Union Insurances. $540. Wharres $93. Hotels $5.05. Lands $31%
Benguet Consolidated $20%. Suyoc Consol. 54 cts.
SELLERS
Baguio Gold 39 ctal
SALES
Eteis $5.05/5.15. Providents (Old) $1.60/1.55, Tramways $12.15, Watsons $345.
Demonstrations $1:45/1.46. Masbate Consol 95 cts.
MANILA CLOSING SALES
Antamoks P. 3.20. Atoks, 541⁄2 evoS. Baguio Gold 241⁄2 cvos. Benguet Consolidated P. 15.50. Benguet Exploration 211⁄2 cvoG. Big Wedge 33 eros. Demonstrations 91 ±vos. LXL P195.
Itogons P.120.
Masbato 60 erOS Northern Mining 22 evon. Paracale Gumans 41 cvos, San Mauricio 95 cro8. Sujo Consol 331⁄2 evo United Paracale 85 evos.
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Forgeries Important Warning
team.
East Lancs. Half Mile Event
The only other outstanding event during the past week's the East Lan- The editors of Costa Rica Filare. Swimming was 93lica have recently seen in quantity championship which was won by cashire Regiment's half mile
during the week at the following H.K. SHAREBROKERS"
prices
Hong Kong Banks $1575/1585
·CKER.
Unions $515, $525, and $530. Trams $114. $11.65, $11.85, and!
$12.00.
Star Ferries $89, and $90. Electrics $50 $51, and $51. Lights (old) $10.70, $10.90, SIL,
$11.15, $11.30, and $114. Telephones (old) $26.40, $27,
and $27 cum. Wharfs $89, $90; and $91 Providents (old) $1.10, $1%
-$130, $145, and $1.60. Hotels $430, $4.60, $4.90, and
$5:05
Lands $30 $3034, and $31. Cements $9, $9.15, 49.30, and
$97/2
Ropes $3.50."
Dairies 120, and $20%. Ewor $8.
ASSOCIATION
Stock Report
very dangerous counterfeits of the following Costa Rican Air Mail Pte. Taylor of "A" Company in |12 mins. 55 4/5 secs-17-2/5 secs. stamps all in used condition: better than Pte Lovack of D (S)
Gibbons No.
Company, who finished third. Pte. 186
Hulme of "A" Company was 37 1862
seconds behind Lovack for third place...
10 c. carmine-rose
5. c. on 10c brown
20-c. on 50 c. blue.
157
40 c. on 50 c. blue..... 138.
The forgers apparently availed themselves of used telegraph. report was issued stamps, on which the surcharge The following by the Hong Kong Sharebrokers' has been applied either on single Association.
stamps or on pairs. On many of Providents Old $1.45 ..$1.55 s, the stamps the surcharge has been.
$1.55/60
Providents New 15. cts. b. Hotels $5.10 8. Lands $31, b
Land Debentures $103 b.
Telephones Old C.. $27.10
27 82.
Lights Old $11.70 &." Cements $9.40.8, $945/30 sa. Ropes 332 a 31⁄2-34- Dairy Farms $20 b. Atoks 90 cts. sa,
LXL $3.20 52
Paracale Gumaus 65 cta Salacots 113 ets: b.
CHURCHES
japplied too heavily and con- FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
sequently shows an albino imprint
on the back. In addition, as tele-
graph. stamps are heavily
SCIENTIST
(A Branch of the Mother- celled, the stamps were washed Church, The First Church of and invariably show streaks of the Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass). bluish black cancelling ink on the
Macdonnell Road, below Bowent
back. Any of these stamps show Road Tram Station. Ma ing the bluish streaks on the buck
should be rejected as forgeries.
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Hong Kong The old 6. c. stamp i
Sunday Service: 11.15 AL. Sunday School: 10 am. Subject: TRUTH”.
Testimony Meeting:
(S. G. 103a) on Multiple Crown days, 6 pa
Wedues--
A paper is still current, but we Reading Room is located at learn from the Post Office that above address and is open: San Mauricio $147 b.
|“remaining stock is small and as Monday and Thursday: 5.30 to- Santa Rosa 04 cts., 04, cts, sa. far as can be seen, at present fur-17 p.m. and¦ Suyoka 53 eta, b.
ther supplies will not be printed”1 Tue-ény, and Friday: 10 to 12′′ United Paracales $1.33 b., $1.34 In any case the Script paper would noon.
Baguio, Gold-40/41 cta, sa Trams $12.20 sa
Antamoks 5.15, $4.92,” and $5. Baguios 37 and EL CILE Consolidated Mines 5%
-50% ets. "Demonstrations
$1.40, $1,41 and San Mauricios..
$145, and 3148 United Paracales. $1,36, and $137.
$1.35
24, Benguet, Exp. 34/35 ca să Demonstrations: $2,45,5
be used for a new printing.coAll authorised Christian Science - Literature is available at the British Guiana Therinting Reading Room A and total sales figures of the Jabi-ji: The Public is cordially invited lee stamps of this Colory, are as to attend the Service and visit the - follows:
ten
Reading Room,