DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kone
Stock Sharebrokers'
Exchange
duyuy
Bellera
Valen
!!!!!
Mom THURSDAY. DEC..
Banks
Association
Buyors
Beller
31.
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Mercantile Bis "J
Do.
Bank of East Asia.....] $84
$1,250
BIL
331
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY
THE SHARE MARKET Harriman's Weekly Review
Maria G. A diamine tha Weekdy share report and market raview issued at noon on Saturday states:
1936 ends in optimistic mood in the Hong Kong share”market and It seems safe to prophecy active markets and improving pricen with the advent of the New Year. Prosperity reigns ar pie Ünited Kingdom. the Straits and the The Shanghái) is #304 Philippines.
Its months, awakening from (almost years) of lethargy!! and Hong Kong must" and will follow suit. In due time Over the past two weeks, in spite de Holidays intervening markets have been buoyant, with búréis predominat- ing and quotations steadily ad vancing.
51,800
H.K. Banas ཙཔའི ཏ མ པ མ
in
£110 213
Bo. (London) ...
Chartered Banks
181
N. 0.4 8. Barka me
Insurances
1300
Canton sara | 160,
3814
Union InsuraUIVOS ..... |
1616
11
Underwriters
China Fires a
$457
1300
H.. FireLENDRANILA
$300
$3 International Asson, S.Į
Shipping
$30
Dougla.com
$30
$7.40
Steambos.be
37
$35
Indos (pref.)
$35
197/6
bells
$10
138 197/8 $101
$8
$107
16/3
4
m
$108
Do. (new)...
#1.68
$1.70
Do. (new) .K. W. Docks
$14.20
$38. Do. (def.)
Waterhota
Mining
Baistocs...
Gold Boru
Gold Creek......
Salacota
Kailans
Langkets (single) 4.
Explorations......
Shanghai Loans
3.
113,10 Haub $12.30)
$1.70
20 ot.
#106
Yguezuela Gold Fide.
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K. Wharvon.
Da, (old)
Providents (old) ...
S. China Motora 'Á'
Shangu Duck S.
New Engineering8N,
Hongkewa
Lands, Hotels, and
Buildings
H.K. Hotels...
話
H.K Lands.......... $33)
Do4% Dobeatures
Shanghai
Lands...8.
Metropolitan Landı..
H.K. Healties.........
China Dond.
Do. Debenturess.
Humphrays kunne Chirican Estated.......
Cotton Mil
$16.20
*
SHO
$4
+
116
$10
14.40
100
$91
$76
Ewo
$85
S'has Cottons(vld) S.
160
Do (new)8.
$31
Zoong Sings
$36
393
$13) † $13.60|| 13,40/ $10,40]
Wing On Textiles(N.)
Pubila UHlities
Tramways
seni
Peak Trams. (old) ....... !
Da. (now)
Star
Yaznati Ferries
China Lights (old)
Do
136
10 sta.
300
34
$8.20 $8,10
107
111
12
$16.15
185 160 $16
$31
Utility descriptions have been
manner
a sparkling market. rätes advan- ding in no uncertatru Hong Kong Electrics are up to $58, China Lights (old) $18ła ex dividend,
China Lights (new) $101. Telephones (old) $30 and the "New" $101. Trams are $127 bid and Star Ferries. $934. Yau- matt Ferries had transactions →
rose $244. Hong Kong Hotels sharply to $6.- and Eands now have good buyers $33.
1937.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA'S Incorporated, by Royal Charte, 1833
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTEREDİBANK OF INDIA
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital ..... $50,000,000- Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000
Reserve Funds¡...
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve......................... $10,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital. Reserve Fund
Reserva Liability of Pro- priators
Agencies and Bramekar -- ALOR, ATAR ELÖILU.. BAIQON AMRITSAR
Sterling
£4,500,000
» (British Wireless Service)
Paris
Dec. 20. 105.9/84
Jan. 2 105.9/64
Genera Berlin
21.37-
21.37
12,20
12.191
Athens
850
Milan
931
B31
Copenhagen
22.40
18.594
Shanghai
1/2
Reserve Liability of
New York
4.90.15/16
4.907
Proprietors that
$90,000,000
Amsterdam
8.961
8.961
Head Office:-HONG KONG
261
1481
1401
Madrid ........rascő.............«»oman' Lisbon
Nom.
Board of Directors. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
110 3/18
Hong Kong demonstrates
1/2.15/18
G. Miskin, Esq.,
Chairman, ALOUTTA
CARTON
KUALA
Bombay
1/8.5/32
LUMFUN
KUCHING
Montreat
4.003
4.801
A. H... Compton, Esq.,
CANU
MADRAS
Brussels
29.13
39.14
Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,
COLOMBO
Yokohama
1/1.27/32
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Belgrade. UNINTENIRESELL Monte Video
213
391
Vienna
Prague
Bucharest
Bliver (forward) 'Silver (spot)
War Loan
On London:
#
670
21, 5/16
211
1051
Closing Quotations
Talegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills on demand Credits four months'
Right
£1.000.000
tros
BIKÁRANG
BANGKOK KARACHI
BATAVIA KLANG
BHANCHAL
SINGATORS BITIWAN
SOUZABAYA
BOMBAY
· Deputy Chairman. | CAWXPORS
J. R. Masson, Esq
K. 8. Morrison, Esq.,
T. E. Paaros, Esq.,
A. L Shield, Esq.,
V. M. GRAYBURN, Kaq.,
Chief Manager.
San Fran
cisco
Lumpor Shanghai. London Singapore Lyons Sourabaya
Foochow Malacos Sungai
Branches.
Amoy
Iloilo
Peiping
Bangkok
Ipoh
Penang
Batavia
Johore
Rangoon
December 3., 136,
On Naw Your:-
Bombay
Kobe
Saigon
Bank Bills, on demand 30%
Calcutta
Kowloon
Credits, 60 days' sight. 30%
Canton
Kuala
OK BATAVIA:
Chefoo
.On dewand
50+
Colombo
ON PARIS:—
Dairen
1/3 5/39
Bank. Bills, on demand sol
Credits, 4 month's sight 877
Haiphong Manila
.............. 109)
ON SAIGON:
Hamburg Muar
On demand
843
On demand. ****** ** 521 On Japan:
OF MANILA
Hankow Harbin
On demand
ON BANORDE
108)
On demand
1407
SOVEREIGNS Bank Euying
Bate
1/3 Dar Silver, per os. ................... 21)
Ox ShangHat:------
On Demand ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand Or Intra'* ----
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand... 814
Wharfs frined to $109 and Provident (old) have been sup- ported up to $170 the "New" being wanted 16 cents. Hong Kong Bank continue their un- checked advance and are •hat $1860. Unions exchanged 3615. odd Bank of East Asla can be marketed $85, Small sales 647 were reported of Underwrites @ 70 cents.
||
came to Hong Kong Docks business a $14) and Cements → $11, Dairy Farms are wanted
$24.
Ewo Cottons have been a feature of strength and good business has been done up to Sh.$13.45.
184
12
| $13,40
(new):
ILK. Electrica
$241 13.40/61
#55号
$10
320
Macao do
BIU
310
1:0 งบ.ยะ
Telephones, (old)
$30
Do (new)
$10.00
27-
Tractions ...
17/-
Big Wedge at 66 Cerits.
Concluding Comment
277-
Du. (pref.).....
Saudakan Lights...
China Buses ........8]
Industrial
Malabon Bugars ---]
$12 Caldbeck, lord.) 5.
$10 Magrogomsf(pref.)8.
$3.00 Canton Ice ....
$12
· 321
#91
[$3,40,
$12 42icia,
$82
34.85
Cements Rope
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farmi
#914
!!!!!
"Music"
"Watch For Paderewski
A remarkable watch, gorgeously
eramelléd prid crnamented with notes of music, was presented to Paderewski, the famous Polish planist and composer, to mark the' occasion of his 75th birthday on November 6.
Bronzes Belonging To Long Ago
Magnificent Art Of Ancient
Hun Peoples
Patani Tientsio (Johore) Tokyo Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohams
P
DALEX
HAIPHONG
KAMBTEG
'HANKOW'
MARBIN
KURE)
MANILA KEDAN
TLIPINO
TIONIBIN
ТОМСКАЯ
BEW. TOLK - MEINDELO PRIPINOSŪTOTORAMA
**(Bhuket)
(Peking) saxBOANGA PENANG
HONG KONG RANGOON
FOREIGN EXCHands and General Banking. Business transacted.
Cunamer Accourts opened "anr FIXED DEPOst:te" received for On" Year or shorter periods at, ratée which will be quoted on applies tion.
The Bank's Head Office in Lon.
don undertaken Executor & Trustee business, 'and, claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches
DA, BREAKLEY,
Manager.
Current Accounts opened · in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits | received for one year or shorter 18, péridda "in Local Curréday; and Sterling on tarms which will be quated on application.
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong, 1st Nov., 1930..
3
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
3
THE
HR Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application...
For the HONG KONG & BIAXUHAI BANKING CORPORATION...........
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 4th February, 1936.
The rich harvest of bronzes and other brids yielded by the Sulyuan and Ordos areas of Inner Mongolia It was a gift from the Society
was described by Dr J. Gannar of Veterans of the Polish Army in Andersson, director of the Museum America. · The chairman of this of Far Eastern Antiquities at union; Mr. E^Kajko; mádé a spe-Stockholm, lecturing ori⠀ "the clai: "pilgrimage" from the United Bronzes of the Ancient Huns" be- States to Paderewski's, home: at fore members of the Royal Asiatic Morges, Switzerland, to present the Society, recently. Dr. Andersson said that about 20 years ago there watch.
appeared in the antique market of Peking a kind of small bronze. mostly - knives, daggers, buckles, and plaques, all richly decorated. with animal designs and all entire-
year 1920 he was fortunate enough | Head Office: 6 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
DESCRIPTION.:
The platinum face of the watch 13 covered with richly coloured enamel. On this, the hours are representated by 12 gold letters
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
Incorporate with Limited Liabilty in U.S.A.
The Philippine. Mining Section has risen steadily during the past 2 weeks, and quotations arè getting back to nearer the high levels prevalling early in Noveni- ber ist. There has been heavy buying of San Mauricios up to $6.50, Buybes have also been well $18 supported up to 88 cents Paracale Cumaus are a strong 'Texturé up to $1.35 and Demonstrations have touched $1.40 Gumaus Goldfielda have had keen buyers up to 54 cents, and East Mindanao to 68
ar cerita Coco Grove wers a fiature to just under $2.00. Sala-1. 3. Paderewski, the composer'sly un-Chinese in type. In the
A plano keyboard in ena- cots were taken a 9 cents. Con- name. solidated Minescents and mel represents the minutes:
The hour hand is in the form of a pen-signifying Paderewski's talent as a composer. The minute hand is like a conductor's baton.
In the 12 spaces between the We wish all our readers Happy and very Prosperous New hours, there are 12 phrases taken
from 12 of Paderewski's composi tions-each note. being delicately up a number of graves: yielding Basle picked out in enamel. In a cire this type of bronze, with cowrie Berlia
shells, carnolfan beads; and a re- Bombay Brussels cle right round the face. justmarkable type of painted pattery.
Cairo Furthermore, thousands of on-
Calcutta hours, are the notes of his famous jects of this group had, during the Cartrid Minuet.
last ten years, been acquired from The small secondi dial is mark-different sources, foremost among ed with the 12 letters Polska-Po- dole, the Polish district in which them being Mr. F. A. Larson, the Paderewski was born, The second awedish missionaries working u and the Mongolian Duke," Mongolia. It was how well estab
Manila
& Hong Kong close very firm and markets buoyant.
Year.
#1.70
#11
$2,80
(new) 43 sta
$1.70
$3.90
Amusemonta ***** Ch. Etainments.................. Constructions, (old)]
Do, Lane Crawfords... Mackintoshs Nanyang Tobacco..
19.90 Sincares in 24
Watsons st Wm Powell........ M. Greyhounds
8. C. Enterprises ...
931b.G.6219260.0 Hau,
HK. Dort 4% Louna
Do.
Wallsco Harper
prem prem
***
34
500
Hi Wingdo
bal Do
***
#54
Vibro Piling.............
•Sales to Shanghai
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
150 t1.
31
J8% $108 $1031
2
Finding New Homes above the letters representing the
For 20.000 Jews
Aiding German Emigrants: £1,000,000 Wanted
The interim report of the Council for German Jewry, published on shows that in the November 12
past nine months no less than 719.592 has been raised in Bri- tain alone by the council.
The council aims at raising at 301 least £1.000.000 in Europe and the British Empire. Towards this a further £40.000 is expected from Australia, New Zealand and Bel- gium.
It is estimated that the cost of
hand is a tiny fag or Poland and in the middle of this little dial there is a small map of Poland.
The seconds themselves are re presented by the letters Urodzony Szczesliwie Dnia 6 Listopada Roku 100 W Kerytowce which means "born happily on November 8 of the year 1880 at Kurstowka." ;
THE CHAIN
THE CHASE BANË
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE ::
18, PINE STELIST,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com- plete Foreign. Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Hates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHAIR NATIONAL BANK," New Yoak, with Resources over U.§. #9,087,000,000.00 -
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMIN UPHOIN: BANK
LIMITED
·Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000.00 Reserve Fund Yen 130,000,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES, AND AGENCIES, AT: Alazandria Honolulu Bangkok Hainking Batayin Karachi
Kobe
U. §. $6,000,000.00 | BerlinTM U. 8. $2,840,344.38 Bombay
London
Hangoon Rio de
janeiro Sab
Francisco Los Angeles Seattle Canton Manila Semareng Dairen Moji Shanghai
to acquire a whole board of these. bronzes found near Jehol and Capital probably all originating from one Surplus and the same grave. Later in RoseTERU.6.8 897,612.65 Calcutta 1923-24, he excavated in the squin- | Amsterdam The Hague Montreux
Hamburg Manich Napion Havre Niod Heidelberg Parig Interlaken Peiping Jerusalem Piraeus Liverpool Reme
Havana near the Chen Fan oasis, digging Athens western portion of the Gobi Desert, Antwerp
London Rotterdam Lucerne Colombo Lugano
Shanghal Singapore Copenhagen Luxor Southampton Dublin Manila" Tieftain Edinburgh Marseilles Venice Florence Milan Vienna Ganovs
Tokohama Monte Gezon
Carlo Zurich ished that the home of these
Glasgow Montreal bronzes was Inner Mongolia, espe
Branches of American Express cially the Sulyuan and Ordos Company in Principal Cities of areas.
1
UNCERTAIN AGE
the Stockholm Museum was struge
United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial-Beak The great problem with which ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounts The watch chain 1s also remark-gling was the age of the Ordos bandled."
The Company offers to intending able. It is formed of 75 red-gold brons. They had been dated as hearts fastened together with 75 late as the first Christian mil- travellers the use of its Travelers and Letters of Oredit platinum links-one for every lenlum, which was a mistake. This Cheques
great animal art was at its zenith and, in addition the worldwide year of the composer's life.
-
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
A miniature gold lyre, the sym- during the latter part of the Chou services of its thoroughly equipped assisting emigration and training bol of art, fastens the chain to Dynasty. As they knew the Ordos Travel Department. schemes for the current year will watch. It is wound by turning a art flourished in Mongolia side by be £500,000. The number of Ger small golden crown in which is man Jews to emigrate from Gerset a topaz, Paderewski's favourite
Jewel HONGKONG LIETEOROLOGICAL | many or adiacent countries in
which they are refugees is expect. The watch case, Itself, is made ed to total about 20.000 for the
of red gold. Round the face are 75 whole of 1936.
stars, with a diamond set In each. On the back is a White Eagle-the symbol of Poland.
RINGEISTER.
From January:4. to 10. 1937.
Hion WATER:
LOW WATER.
Hong Kong Deervabury, Jan. 3,
Previous On Date On Date
Day
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80,10 .68.
4 p.m.
29.97
66
81
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N
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Tues, 5
Rong Kang Standard
Time.
Height.
Hong
Height
Kong
Standard.
Tizzie
b.
Mon.
4 #LOR 15 B:
0193 1307
to. Wind h. 1.
03:00 2:4 20414 1 15 20 5 3
08 26 48
08 19 41
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Fri.
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Bun. 10.
1853 70 094840 1920 72
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1.
About half the migrants are need of substantial assistance. The rest need uttle or no help from the relief organisations.
SETTLEMENTS IN PALESTINE
Through the Jewish Agency 1,500 young persons. afier training for
This work of art was made by a Pollah Watchmaker in New York named Roman Dzikowski.
the
THE
‘ADVENTURE'
BACH
(Dalny) Nagasaki Singapore
Fengtien Nagoya
Noer says
(Mukden) New York Sydney:
Hamburg Osską
Tientsin
Hankow
Tokyo
Harbia Parjo
Tsingtao
Hong KongPeipink
Finkor
co
Interest allowed on Current A.
Depprite received for. Fized Periodent rates to be obtained on application.
Y. RANG
Manager. Hong Kong, 13th Nov., 1936.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LUMITED.
Authorised Ompital $20,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ..................... 15,506,000.00 Beserve and Undivided
No.
Profits 2,686,305.59 Fun Orrio : Hoa Koo
10, Des Vox Road. Central
Board of Directors :
Sir Bhouson Ohow, Chairma
Là Keon Chun, Esq. La La! Bang, Esq. EK-Kwok, Bad Work Chuson, Esq. Wong YubTong, Bag Kan Ving Po, Eng. Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Mausger, LA Two Fung, Esq., Manager.
Brindha and Agências,
side with the Chinese art of the Chou Dynasty and the Ear Dynasty, it became evident that these bronzes must be the in- heritance handed over to our time' from
ancient Huns, thos herdsmen, hunters, and warriors- who lived at the end of the Chou
HMS Adventure, the mine Amay Dynasty and the early part of the
laying cruiser attached to the Puerta. Han Dynasty. They were a scourge tes the peace-loving Chinese, Fifth Cruiser Squadron, arrived Scourge finally disposed of when from Shankhal on Saturday at the people of the Han period, in a supreme effort, drove them west- ward, only to have them pavage,
a.m,
“Kowloon Pang
Boudous
Meolla
Rangown
Balgon
· Melbourne - San Fran
a
phong
M10 Bankow
Honolulu Kobe
·Felping".||. Mingipare
the whole of Eastern Europe, supported by Dr. Andersson, who
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Souemorya
Barometer... 80.05 Temperature 69 Humidity... 60
work on the land, have been eml-400, familles as artisans or small
Every description of Bankink Direction
grated from Germany to Palestine manufacturers with the assistance
and Exchange business transacted Forca
for settlement in existing villages. of credits. 9 Weather
The greatest problem encounter said that the basic idea under Loans--~gianted The cost of consolidating and ex- Cases of assisted emigration, La
mural paintings of securities, 39 Rain 29 50
tending the settlements is £150,- cluding repatriation of non-Ger- ed in the study of these bronzes lying the 0916-38 Highest open-si, Temperature, 2 83000, the major part of which is mud antepasado emigration to was as to the spiritual background animals was a "hunting magle," Current Accounts opened in Lowest open-air Temperature, 864 contributed by the counell. Palestine and elsewhere from Ger- of the great art of the ancient and the belief of many tribes of Local Currency and Fired De posita received for one year or Thar 7 06 0433 00202
Another plan, which is in course many and European countries of Huns. One possible theory was hunters, that the drawing of a pic shorter periods in Look and B-Blus sky Cloudy: U of execution, provides for the refuge, totalled 1.622 in July and that this was a case of art for arts ture or the making of a sculpture Foreign Currencies on terms which Drizzle Fog Lightning immigration
persons 1,706 In August. About 5,000 Ger- own sake, a purely artistic per- of a game animal would give him will be quoted on application.
Rafe Deposit Boxes To Let 09-10 3.9 01 580 verout; P=Paming into Palestine to be trained man Jews were admitted into formance playing fancifully with a magic power over this particular
KAN TONG-PO Squalla Bain for agricultural and manual work, Palestine during the first six the animal motives surrounding kind of game, making it easy for
Chief Manager the Huns.This theory was not and for the settlement of 300 to months of this year.
Wed.
T~Thunder.
of 1,000
him" to kill-