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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1936.
NEW YORK STOCK AND
COMMODITY QUOTATIONS
(Through Reuter's Agency)
THURSDAY.
Buye
Belleza
·rt. ¡Nanda sĮ
FEB. 13.
Hayes
there
Salon
Cotton, May
10.81
Banky
Rubber, March"
15.53
Last February 13
11.00 Close Open 10.30
10.82 10.83 15.74 15.74
11,80s
Banks
Chicago, Wheat, May
971
981
о
14
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$1,800
E102
Boi (London) .......
Corn, May
001
603
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Unartered Banks....
STOCKS
BED
100
គ
C
Anaconda Copper.
£13
£13
$80
Bank of East Asia...
$80
El Bond and Share
N. U. & S. Banks
General Motors
Am. O. Fin, Corp:
Montgomery Ward
Prot.
N.Y. Central
324 32 331 331 204 201 201 201 59cd 59) 59%
591 391
401 40 361 381 361 971 581 591 501 591
$1,60
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Mercantile Bks. "A"
Da
Ch. Fin Corp. Urd. S.
Do
Canton lusMIEN COM.....
2
ནཱརཾ།
$976
3970
$1.071
Underwritera ****** $1.05
$1.80
Union insurALOUS ***
$560
30621
China Fires ********
$475
3480
H.K. Frus .......................................
$280
£265
Internationaí Ássca, S,
$31
Shipping
338
Douglas
335
Stela:bout
130
Indos (pref.)
120
Du. (duž.)
Buj-
સામા.
Waterhou
Mikning
if
Amtamoks
$1.00
3171
Balatios....
20 Cia
317
20 cts. Baguio Gold.
171 Benguet Consolidated
Do Exploration 13 ct. Do. Goldfield
12 at Big Wedge............ 14 cts.
United Paracales... 38 cts.
cia
$54
$30
120
00/7
$141
7 Stum
uaid Biver
BU CLA
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16. Sulacot Mining...... 12ļots.
90 et
po Mining.
38ot
togons .......
114/-
13,8
$11
Langkata (angle) 5.
5106
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Explorations.................. de
13
14
Shinghat LoanS
$3)
$1.40 subs ......
$11
Venezuem Gold Fius. 13
Dock, WharYSË,
Giodorus, ¿pia,
HR. & K. Wharvoa.
Do. (old)
Lo. (new)
Providents (olas ...
Do
1. W. Docks
S Cola Motors* A
(new).
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1101
12
135 ole.
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3101
195
150 01.
19
379
Shangas Docks S.
$4
New Engineeringsð.
3100
Hongkuw ......
tands, Hotels, "and
*5.45
+1.K. Hotels
15.30
1354
........
836
$200
Uv. 4% Debentures
par
318
Shanghai Lauds...S.
110
Metropolitan Lands..
$5.85
1. Healey.n
15.60
$4
Chinn 20 anos. La Di
Do. Debentures.
$60
$10.40
Buildings
Humphreya
New As Hotel
As Halti “A”
-
Chincas Estates..............!
Cotton MUL
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$84
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175
dual Cottons(uldjö
841
Ju
¡news.
$12
Loong Sings
225
Wing On Textilen{3.)
, l'ubile· EtiLYCION
13.30 Tramways
Pusk Frame (obij...
Isuunati Ferries
201
$7
1. Wa (ADW)... $3
ex div. 390diar c'erries
$11.30 Ca- Ligue (old) :|| $11.15
Ju (new)... 19 H.K. lecter
:::
$72
$19
8.10
$73
$792
$20
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14
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90/-
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في اليا
Cuina Bunto .............
Industrial
$8.40 Malabon Sugarz
$199
$15
$8.95
$02
Caldbeck,
Auru, J.
Macgregorafiprotj8,
aten ivan
Cements
1 Bupset
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farins
AmusemeлLS ......
Ch. Etalumenta...... Constructions; (old);
Do. (new)[30 cts, Lane Crawford.............. alacziowou
Nanyang Tob
$4.70
มะ
60 cts,
$6
82.70
16.
Warroits
70 ata.
Wm. Fowalls.
12
M. Greyhounds
1,35
d. U. Enterprises .......
.......$4 70
917. CLG.541924.9Bds. 817
prem.
par
H.K. GOTR XLoans 4:
100. 31%
Wallace Harper
HX Wing Co. ........
B'buj Djo.
Vibro Pilong... $2.20
SCOTS PROFESSOR
TO MARRY.
London, Jan. 22.
U.S. Steel
401
New York Stock Exchange Quotations appear on page 13
OBITUARY
44
Sir A. D. Fanshawe
London, Jan. 22 Sir Arthur Dairympie Fanshawe, the bemor Admiral of the Fices, died in London yesterday at the Age of 88.
WQ3
FIRST ROYAI. BROADCASTER
New King A Pioneer Of Radio
London; Jan. 22, The new King was the first Royal broadcaster, showing char- acteristic eagerness to ploneer with the new invention. When he spoke in October, 1922, there were fewer than 18,000 licensed wireless listeners.
He came of a stock remarkable in the history of botn,ne Navy and the Army, his father was Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe, and his mother was a sister of Card- well, the Army reformer; his grandfather
Rear-Admiral
His voice was transmitted from General Ed- Charles Fanshawe.
the new London station, 2 LO, ac- ward, our of whose sisters marcommodated at Marconi House in ried admirals, was a brother of
the Strand, and then the
only Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe, who'
broadcasting station in Britain, “- died in 1864. The late Admiral of cousin of ine Fieet was a first Lieutenant-Generals Sir E. A, and Sir Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe, and of Major-General Sir Robert" Fan- shawe,
War experience did not fall to his lot, but he served with distinc- tion in the Navy for some 57 years. passing through
and every rank filling some of the highest ep pointment. He was representative
The Prince, as he then was, had
spoken in the afternoon to 50,000 Scouts at the Alexandra Palace. He had at once accepted the idea of reaching through the medium of broadcasting those Scouts who
were unable to attend.
In those days the microphone somewhat resembled a telephone mouthpiece. It was incapable of conveying vocal or instrumental
in fact. music-anything.
PEPPER MARKET
GAMBLE
Immense Losses Revealed
London, Feb. 12. Lasses in the neighbourhood of £1,000,000 were mentioned at the Old Bey to-day when the char- tered accountant, Mr. Duncan Me-` Kellar, testified in the hearing of charges against Garabed Bishir- glan, John Howeson and Louis Hardy, th connection with the a- legéd falslocation of a prospectus of the bankrupt firm of Mcast. James and Shakespeare, Ltd. These losses were, sustained by the firm during the pepper market crisis last year, when operators failed to hold a corner on the market,
said This witness
James. and total Shakespeare had a
pepper and shellac commitment on Sep- tember 3, 1994. of £1,400,000. Of the total subscription" of £412.500 to James and Shakespeare 25 a result of the Issue of the prosnec- tus in question. £209.000 were used
to buy the lac, he asserted.
The payment was actually made before the proceeds of the stock lesue were received, and was made possible through a loan from the Midland Bank,
James and Shakespeare abl tles at the
of liquidation
time
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NEW YORK GUTTON E3OBANGK
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CANADIAN.COMMODITY EXCHANGE, 150,
CORRESPONDENTS' FOR '
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13
STAMPS OF THE
REIGN-
Two Posthumous Issues
London, Jan. 24. Philatelists will now be engaged
BEHIND THE SCENES IN SOCCER
London, Jan. 22. Not many weeks ago Millwall moved Smith, a capture from the ranks of Hitchin Town, from out- This were £75.000, and their assets for some time in filling up their side-left to centre-forward.
strongly-built youth" started get- were estimated to realise £225.- sets of Empire stamps bearing the 000. In addition, the whole share likeness of the late King and pre-ing goals and showed, promise as
a leader. capital of £425,000 was lost.
The player is now under First " Division observation.
Evel to sent Hunter · Hart, Lormer al-back and now coach and scout at Goodison, to the Millwall v. Stoke City cuptle. The replay at Stoke was attended by Secretary Theo Kelly and Mr. Coffey, one of the Everton direc- tors.
centre-forward, however,
It waTM
were
As a
paring their albums so receive the These #gures, said he witness. first issues of the new reign, writes were based on the directors' est'- a correspondent. During the past mates, but the position was work. reign nearly 7,000 new stamps were created throughout the Bri- ing out very much worse. their pepper position that red tish Dominions, including varieties brought them down, he said. With of watermark, paper,' and', type, forward pepper commitments of though not all of these carried the £1,000,000 it was estimated the portrait of the Sovereign.
The their profit wou'd have been £75 -
key-plate designs 000 Lt the market price had held. | followed in the later years of When the contracts were made King George's reign by pictorial
issues in was agreed that Bishirgian 'shou d'
a large number of the Smith was completely overshadow- Httle known to the public, but who work steadfastly to maintain the
out of pocket with respect to pip: Two such issues from Nigeria and There had been a preliminary discipline and spirit of the Ser-rehearsal at
St. Lucia are due to appear post- per labuities.-- York House, from Reuter.
bumously in the first weeks of where the Prince broudcast seated
February and March. These will at his writing desk. This constitu-
probably be the Last of the Geor- ted one of the first "outside"
gtans, although it will be many months before new dies can be engraved and the first stamps of King Edward Vin be issued:
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of many naval officers who are speech spoken from a distance of be paid back "the £90.000 he was Colonies and oversea Dominions; ed in this game by Fred Steele.
3in or so.
L
vice and secure its continued eff- clency. Sir Arthur Fanshawe was steeped in the traditions of the Navy. He was a man of open broadcasts and land-line relays, mind, and never resisted the lathe Prince's voice being carried mense changes in the Service in
over a telephone line to Marconi on the contrary, House, a distance of about his time, but,
four $10.40 welcomed and gave effect to many
miles. of them. Always concerned for the advancement of naval educa- tion and training, he had a strong bellet in the scheme for the amalgamation of the branches of the Service in the education officers, though afterwards his conservative attitude of mind caused him to question its success. He thought the plan of direct en- try had given good results.
$81
$75
$63
811
$30
113.90 e' d
190
Born on April 2, 1847, he joined the Navy in September, 1860, and was promoted to sub-lieutenant in June, 1867, and to leutenant in September, 1883. After little more than five years in the latter rank he was promoted to commander, 128.10 under now extinct rules, by which $9.80. an admiral hauling down his fiag enjoyed the privilege of mornina- 17/-
ting one lieutenant for promotion. Fanshawe became a captain on December 31, 1881, and in that rank held several commands, and
cemp
1897,
·GAANAAAABENRandhchhnáthás
SILVER MARKET
"
."
While no immediate increase in
the values of Georgian stamps is to be anticipated, a small but steady appreciation is probable as soon as the new Imperial issues Feb. 13 begin to appear. The stamps of 19-7/8 King George V have shown great 19-3/4 variety with their ordinary and
(From Our Own Correspondent).
"London, Feb. 13. Since then he has broadcast London Silver prices to-day were more frequently than any other 3/15 up for "Spot" and 1/8 up for prominent man. He has pleadedForward" as follow:- many causes with conspicuous suc- }
Feb. 12 cess. He opened the series of Spot..
19-11/16 "SOS" appeals for unemployed, Forward...........19-5/8 and recently appealed for the 80- ver Jubilee Fund.
From the first the special qualit-
Stoke's 19-years-old leader. What do the Everton gentlemen think of Steele?
Outside-left has been a black No spot for Bury this season fewer than seven players have been tried in this position since the start of the season.
None has reigned for long. Last Saturday against Doncaster Rovers, Bagley was brought in and started. off well. In the middle of the first half, however, he collided with a Rovers defender and was carried off.
He didn't resume."
Bury have thought of everything. script watermarks; War-time pig- They have looked everywhere. spasppy Į mènts, "occupation provisionals, One of their latest ideas was to
post-War changes in coloured send cut an inquiry to certain
les of his voice for broadcasting MANCHU TROOPS papers, and re-engraved dies. The sides to the had an out
have been widely recognised. He has inherited his father's gifts of eloquence and sincerity at the mic- rephone.
EDWARD VIII. STAMPS
rent.
No Issue For Several Months
DESPATCHED
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Effort To Dislodge Mongols
Certain troops
Changchun, Feb. 12. units af Manchukuo were despatched to the. Manchukuo-Outer Mongolian bor- der district with a view to re-
ZO
collecting of modern British Co-side-left to sel
Sunderland say they are Ionials will receive fresh interest in
interested the Silver longer
in Eugene the new reign, and Jubilee issues will be in greater Melaniphy, the Plymouth Argyle demand.
centre-forward. Plymouth. how- ever, have not stood in the way of a transfer.
HOPE OF MOURNING ISSUE Stamp collectors would welcome a special anourning stamp as a tri- bute to the memory of the premier philatelist, and it is hoped that the Postmaster-General will be able to make this concession, if only to the extent of printing the
The managers of the respective clubs met the other day when the subject cropped up.
י
HOPEI-CHAHAR ISSUES
ů
Bob Jack's terms were easy, The Argyle manager suggested three further £2.000 'down and London, Jan, 23."
ordinary payments of £500 each if Melani- Several months will probably
d. British stamp in black, instead phy satisfed certain conditions-- was assistant to the Superinten- elapse before any stamps bearing
mourning. The new King, al- Melaniphy may be moving elser dent of Naval Reserves (May, 1894, the head of King Edward VIII, are covering Helemutu and Olahodka brown, for the period of Court £3.500 10. all. de Forum Reger and aide-de- Issued. In the meantime King and their vicinity, now being of though not an active philatelist in where before the middle of March,
cupied by Outer Mongolian troops the sense that his father was, holda to Queen Victoria from George V. stamps will remain cur-
who have recently, crossed Man-office as honorary president of the $22.10 January 1, 1895, until his promo-
chukuo's border and penetrated Royal Philatelie Society, London, Before the printing of a new tion to nag rank on February 21,
into those frontier regiona. issue can begin a design must be
and is understood still to possess The despatch of the troops. It the fine collection of British North From 1899 to 1000 he was Rear-made and submitted to the new
was stated, followed the Manchu-American stamps that he formed
Peping. Feb. 13. Sino-Japanese negotiations for Admiral Second in Command of King for his approval
Stamps of a previous relga are uo Government's decision to dis-in his younger days. the Channel Squadron, and in the
the settlement of the various 15- The closing days of the reign sues concerning Hopel and Cha- latter year was umpire during the always current for some months lodge the Outer Mongolian soldiers
during the following reign. Even-from their positions and to drive brought several noteworthy addi-nar are at a standstill at present... naval manoeuvres, Promotion to
Though Mr. Chen Chung-fu, tually notification is given by the them out of Manchukuo territory tlens to the stamps of the realm. Fost Office of the date when they by force, it necessary, in order to Ceylon completed her latest series Chairman of the Foreign Affairs will cease. Ample time is allowed secure Manchukuo's border line.
of pictorial, postage stamps with Committee of the Hopel-Chahar After the recovery of the Hele- the release of four denominations Political Council, and Mr. Cheri for stocks to be used. **
matu and Olahodka regions by the held up by the Jubilee issue, in all Chiao-sheng, Managing-Director Manchukuo forces, it was further of which a portrait vignette of his of the Pelping-Liaoning Railway, stated, these troops will be station late Majesty occurs namely, are still carrying on discutelons ed in the border districts in order cents blue and black showing with the Japanese authorities at Outer Mongolian troops into Man chukuo territory. Union Newa
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vice-admiral came on January 25, 35 ata. 1902, and in that rank he was for three years Commander-in-Chief- on the Australian station. It was an important time in the establish- 991, ment and development of the Aus- tralian Navy. A naval agreement had been concluded with Australia:
"COIN" HARVEY DEAD
Reuter.
Montene Ark., Feb. 12. Mr. William Hope Harvey, nick Notice has been given at a Lon-named "Coin" Harvey, veteran don register office of the forthcom-champion of bi-metalism, died to ing marriage of Professor Robert day. Stewart Macdougall, Abbey Gar- dens, London, to Mrs Kathleen Emily Valiance (42), whose "ad- dress is given as the Hotel Vie- toria, Northumberland London.
Avenue,
and New Zealand, the squadron Public in about a month's time to prevent further pentrations by view of Colombo Harbour, 9 cents Tientsin. the conversations are
was reconstituted, the limits of the
The 64, 6d, 10d and is stamps of new issue, printed by a new method of photogravure, were to have been made available to the
Many have been already printed. Whether they are issued or not station were defined, and for the
will depend to a large extent on first time it became a vice whether present "supplies prove to admiral's command. Sir Arthur be sufficient to meet demands un- Fanshawe rendered great service til King Edward VIII, stamps can in this reorganization and was very
be issued. popular with the Commonwealth authorities and people. He was made a K.C.B. in the Birthday Honours of November, 1904,
He attained the rank of admiral on July 22, 1905, and from 1806 to 1908 was president of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. From this appointment he passed' to that Commander-in-Chief at Parts-
the Scientific and Technical Com- mission for Plant Discases and
of
PROBATE
London, Jani, 19.
orange and green (Cingalese wo-understood to be merely in the
mau placking tea), 20 cents ultra-nature of informal exchanges of marine and black coconut palms), opinions and 59 cents purple and bláck The recent arrival here of Mr.. (wild clephants fording a stream). Hitao Chen-ying. Mayor of Tien- From Malaya comes a series of tsin, and member of the Hopei- Ave separate issues under the Chahar Political Council, has giv- scheme of decentralization, one for en rise to the current rumNIES the Straits Settlements bearing the that future Sino-Japanese nego- Mr. William Guthrie Gardiner.head of the late King flanked by tiations may be conducted here Grand Cross of the Bath at the of Moralg, Gladstone-place, Stir-palm trees and one each for the Instead of at Tientsin- Coronation of King George. Ining formerly of the Glasgow four Federated States of Negri finion New March, 1915, he became the senior shipping firm of James Gardiner Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, and Admiral of the Fleet on the active and Co., left personal estate of the Selangor. Uniformly Inscribed list, and retired two years later value of £535,091 85. 6d. of with the name "Malaya" at the these stamps are surface printed on attaining the age of 70. He which £534,703 198. 1d. is in Great top and the title, of the issuing in London of Crown and script married in 1874 Barah Frances, Britain Among bis bequests, territory at the foot, they are to- CA water-marked paper: The In-
layan Postal Union. Negri Sem- the protected Sultanate of Zanzi £10,000 to Glasgow University bilan presents her Btate arms bar has made necessary an altern- Court for research in science, Incorporating mine stars and nine tion in the denominations of the £15,000 to the Church of heads of "padi" to denote the nine contemporary postage stamps, provinces, both Pahang and Perak, which, although retaining - the 25,000 to the Balvation Army have portraits of the reigning Bel- same designs, are now valued in for Glasgow and District DIVI-tana and Belangor a view of the cents and shillings Instead of
Sultan's moxite
at Klang
All rupees.
Professor Macdongali, who is 73 Pests of the International Institmouth, which he held from 1908 daughter of Mr. William Fox," of payable on the death of his wife terchangeable throughout the Ma- troduction of new currency into
years of age, is a widower. He has been lecturer on agricultural zoology and forest zoology at the University of Edinburgh and ad- viser in biology to the Board of Agriculture in Scotland.
He has also been a member of
were:
to 1910, a notable period in the Adbury Park, Hants, and had two of Agriculture, Rome. He. 18 development of the modern Navy, sons and two daughters His elder Professor-Emeritus of Biology at and Sir Arthur Fanshawe's great son, Captain R. D. Fanshawe, was the Royal Veterinary College,
experience and active mind were formerly in the Seats Guards, and Edinburgh.
much ⠀⠀ "value. He ¡of
Scotland erested his younger son, Captain G, D, Q.C.V.O. in 1909. He attained the Fanshawe, RN was formerly rank of Admiral of the Fleet on Unionist member for Western Stir- April 20, 1910 and was given the lingshire and Clackmannanshire.
The marriage is to take place as St John's Wood English Presbyter Ian Church.