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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Sharebrokers'
"Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Association
Baygın Belle
Salar
FRIDAY. AUGUST 20,
Sovata
EM
amins
***
Sanks
$1,700
H.. Banks
£100 213
Do. (London) ...
$1,850
£100
Chartered Banks ....
£33
Mercantile Bks "A"
213!
£13
£15
£15
3101
Bank of East Aalis...
189
N. C. & S. Backs ... Insurances
1300
Canton lusaTA'IJOM..
Do.
1810 Union InsuTALIQUE LA
Underwriter
International Assco, S.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1937.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
AND
H. K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Philippine Gold Mining Quotations
20th August, 1037
Time Received clos
19th Aug.
Closing Ratay
B.
5.
clòs,
10.02 10.0 10.35 11.15
3.40 3.02 3.48
1907
Antamoks
"73 74 M
1600
Atoka
21
20 21
-
211
12
$980
Baguio Gold
10 181 30
TH
Benguet Consol 10.25 10.75 10.95 10.75
10.30
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BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
Issued & Fully Paid-Up 890,000,000 Reserve Fund?:-
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
£8,500,000-
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter 1833
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
38. Bishopsgate E.C
...........$10,000,000 | Paldrup Capital.
Basarve Fund ... „$20,000,000¦ Reserve Liability of Pro-
pristors
Head Office:--HONG KONG.
Board of Directors.
G. Miskin, Esq.,
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
£3.000.000 .......... £3.000.000
£3.000.000
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester...
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALOR STAR ILOILO
ПРОЯ KABADHI
12
$280
H.K. Fires.
SAIGON
19
Deputy Chairman, AMBITSAR
KEMARAN),
Shipping
Benguet Explor
8
7 s
J. K. Bourfield, Esq.,
$48)
Douglases
$43)
181
Ji
$42
$0.30
55 28
Scumb sta
Indo-Chinss (pref.)
Do.
(def.)
110-
Shells...
Waterbosta
$9.30
!!!
18+
Big Wedge...
15
111
16
10
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
$61
Coco Grove
51
61 50
01
60
$1
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.,
Consol Mines
.029
.031 ,027 .029
.093
J. R. Masson, Esq.
111/3
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Demonstratious
47
46 47.
46
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Mioing
E. Mindanao
...15 10
15
16+
17
T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
19/8
Kailan EONIS DOMAI
2018
G. Goldfields
12
- 12
12
12
A L. Shields, Esq...
GBU
COLOMBO MANILA
BANGXOX BATAVIA KLANG BOMBAY KOBK CALCUTIA KUALA CANTOR CAWNPOEK CHING
MADRAB
AEREMBAN
BRANDS!
SINGAPORE
BITIAWAN
LUMPUR
SOURABAYA
TAIPING
YIRKTHIM
TOEGEIX
RaubsADIOENE
311.45
Sir Vandeleur M. Graybard,
DELHI
to
Venezuela Gold Flds. $4.30
Itogons
6.
00
ΒΙ
61
182
Chief Manager.
HAIPHONG
MEDAN
NEW YORK
(Bhuket)
TAINOTIO
HAMBURG
Docks, WharY65,
I. X. L.
6+
39
04
63
64
FRIPING
BANKOW
TOKOMÁMA
AMBDATOA
Godowns, etc.
Masbates
17
17 18
17)
Branches
HARBIS
******
$120 191 120 čte.
A.K. & K. Wharves.
+++
$3)
Providouts (old) ·' .....
Do. (new)
$32.85 H.K. & W. Docks...
$108 Shangoni Docks S. New Engineeringa. S.,
Lands, Hotels, and
Bui dings
H.. Hotels
!!!!!
$119
$2.20
Min. Resources
Northern Mining
... 161
.16
16
Amoy
Iloilo
Peiping
Bangkok
Ipob
Penang
4 52
34
Batavia
Jobore
Rangoon
150 air.
Paracale Gumans
31
Bombay
#Kobe
Saigon
06
Ban Mauricio
95
04
07
97
Calcutta Kowloon
13
Suyoc Consol
2418
241
2%
Canton
Kuala
San Fran-
cisce
Chefoo
United Paracales...
68
68 60
00
Colombo
36.00
1341
$102
H.K. Land..........
Do. 4% Dubentures:
$0.65
Market Comment,
D
Q
Q
ន
ន
$
VS
135
$102
muunduran a⠀⠀
HIT
18.10
11
180
Shanghai Land....S. Metropolitan Landa..
H.K. Baltics.
China Dumadij Do. Delontres S. Hulophrey wa Chinese stated.....
Cotton M
$5.90
19
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Hong Kong Aug. 20. Silver prices were unchanged yesterday, the quotations remain- ing at 19 15/16 for both Ready and Forward. Silver advices re- ported India as having bought. "A gmali business was done. The market was quiet. American Bil- ver was unchanged at 44 3/4 for Spot.
$13.80 Ewo................ $100 S'ha Cottons(old)S.)
314
190
Do. (408.
134
Zooug Sings. S.
$34
480
Wing On Tortiler(5.)}
150
Ewo Cotton Rt. S.
Public Utilitzem
$14.60 Tramways
$141
Peak Trains (old) ... $5.
Du (Dew)... $2)
fac
Star Ferrion
127
Yanati Ferries
$13.70
Do.
(new)...
$85 327 #13 $13.30 $60+
118
Macao do.
$140
Sandakan Lights ...
129.60 Telephones (old)
$11.60
Do." (new)
$28.40499.
11.30
$12 24/%
China Buses „8..
Tractions ..................
24/-
Do. (pre£)......
MARKET Steady but stagnant. STERLING
Industrials
Canton Iowa
$13.90 Chins Lights (old)....
$80 H.K. Electrics.......
$17
器
$16 Caldbeck, Lord.) 8.
Macgregors ftprof.)8.
$15.10 Cements
$0.00
Hopos
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farma.... Ch. Etainmonts......
Sinceres
Watsons...!!
The London-New York cross- rate was quoted at 499. New York-London was also quoted at
PHILIPPINE MINING
NEWS
Recent reports show that operat, surface, Indications to date are ing activities are progressing very most encouraging. The geophysical well, on
the Rio Verde, Cagayan campaign will be competed shortly. de Oro. Capsay Mining Company, and Magnus Mining Association properties.
Four headings are being pushed on the Río Verde property in the Cagayan district, Mindanao. The Cagayan de Oro property, adjacent to Rio Verde, is not as far advanced as, the Rio Verde property, but
RADIO EXHIBITION
"London. Aug. 19. The Great Radio Exhibition which opens in London next
No business was reported. There Wednesday will this year, even were sellers at 1/2 31/32 August-more than last year, be an "all" September and 1/2 15/16 October-wave" show, according to the ex- December.. buyers at 1/3 1/32 perts August-September and 1/3 Novem- ber-December.
U.S. DOLLARS
"Nothing doing. There were sel lers at 31 1/8 August and 31 1/16 September and probably October,
cash buyers at 31 1/4
and 31 1/8 September-October.
|
Lumpur Shanghai London Singapore Dairen Lyons Sourabaya Foochow Malacos Sungei
Haiphong Manila Patani Hamburg Muar Tientsin Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
in
Current Accounts opened Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter. periods in Local Carrency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong. 19th May, 1937.
The property under contract be- tween Magnus Mining Association and Mine Operations, near Davao, Mindanao, is receiving a great deal of attention. The geological ex- amination, and geophysical survey results are so satisfactory that three tunnels are being driven to Bank is conducted by the Intersect promising zones.
WATCH FOR EYE-
STRAIN
Too Much Work
11
Does the doctor tell the postman to take a walk every day for his health, or does he suggest to the blacksmith that his right arm
Some people have been advocat- Popularity of short wave listening of late, that perfect' eyes may ing has grown enormously in the
be obtained by a system of ex- past 12 months, and of the 5,000 ercise-that the eyes need more sets, which will be exhibited along work. with 23 television receivers, a very large
number will provide for listening on short
as well 25 medium and long wave bands,
One big firm of wireless manu- facturers are setting out to meet what they belleve is now the main demand, namely, for all-world | The Shangha! Market was closed radio gramophones. At least 123
new models will be on Olympia. ...
12
$15
$5.20
1207 15.20
$261
$4.80
$1.60
50 ats
Construations, (old)
Do.
$11
newso cta
10.60
Lane Crawfords......
Nanyang Tobacco...
+$2.60
18,60 18.80 Sa+
06.40
8. C. Enterprises
97.
ULG.321925G. Bds
prem. 81%
HB. Gortos
35.35
$1 987-
Nominal.
prem.
Do.
$100
Wallace Harper
$101
360
H.K 'Wing On
S'bai
Do
Vibro Piling
182 3100 $4.30
27/6
7/-
(H.K
40.ati
(30 cts.
aramana In v. (Lon.)|
Wm. Powells
Freda
*Sales to Shanghai
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Parla Geneva
Berllo
Athens
Milan
Copenhagen
Stockholm Shanghai
"New York
Amsterdam Vienna .....
Prague
Madrid
(British Wireless Service)
Aug. 18
132-59/84
21.734
12.404
94-13/16
Aug. 19 132-57/64 21.73 12.401
94-13/16
4.99-5/18 9.041
4.99-1/16 9.04)
143-3/16
Lisbon
Hong Kong
1/27
1/2-15/16
Bombay
Montreal
4.991
Brussels
20.804
4.991 29.62
Yokohama
Belgrade
Monte Video
Rio
Bucharest
Bliver (Forward)
Bilver (Spot)
War Loan
ON LONDON:-
19-15/16 19-15/16
34% 100-3/16
Closing Quotations
August 20, 1937.
Telegraphic Transfer...
10-15/18
31% 100-5/16
UN NEW YORK:--
Bank Billa, on demand 30% Credits, 60 days' sight, alj
On demand
052 ON PABLE:~~
Bank Bills, on demand 1/4 ON BATATIA:
Credits, four months'
night
On Singiroam
***
Bank Bills, on demand 822 Credits, month's sight 873
ÛN SHANGHAI : ---
On Demand
102
ON SA140:-
On demand
82
On demand
$2
ON MANILA:-
OD JAPAN:~
On demand
616
OK BANGKOK-
On demand.
1061
On demand
142
India
Bovezzas. Bank Buying
Telegraphie "Transfer A
“Bank, on Zemand.
Ban Bilerz, per te : 19: 18/16
to-day.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
SHANGHAI MAREET
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was extremely quiet in the afternoon.
IN STERLING
The market closed with sellers at 1/2 31/32 August-September and 1/2 15/16 October-December, buyers at 1/3 1/32 Cash-Septem-
view at
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the above
BONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application,
For the HoxG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
V: M. GRAYBURN,
Chief 'Manager. Hong Kong lat March, 1937.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
Authorised Capital ...$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided Profita..........!!
(Peking)
PENANG
KONG KONG RANGOON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Oas Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
The Bank's Head Office in Lon- don undertakes Executor & Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax diverpaid, on terms which may be ascertained, at any of the Agencies and Branches.
B. W. ROBERTS,
Manager.
THE CHAЯK BANK
18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINK STRAFT,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering cam
plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the
world.
Interest Bates on Application.
P
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL Bank, Naw YORK, with Resources over U.S. *$2,300,000,000.
I
D. M. BIGGAE,
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
5,598,800.00 Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000.00 $775,796.78 Reserve Fund ... Yen 132,050,000.00
Karachi Kobe London
HEAD OPTICE:-YokogaMa
BRANCHES AND AGENOLES, AT: Alexandria Honolulu Bangkok Esinking Batavia Berlin Bombay
Rangoon
Bio do
►
Janeiro
S&D
Francisco
Esq. Calcutta
Canton
Dairen
HEAD OFFICE:Boso Kona needs exercising for what ails it? No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
The trouble with our eyes to-day | is too much work.
Board of Directors:--- Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman Nature adapts our bodies to Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan sang, Esq. changing environment and con- | P. K. Kvos, Haq. WongChuSon, Esq. The exhibition will be open fromditions, but such adaptation takes Wong YunTong,asq. Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Chan Ching Shek, FungPingWa time. And conditions of life and August 25 to September 4, dur-
Eng, working have changed too rapidly ing which period an attendance of in the last 25 years for Nature to about 300,000 is expected.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. be able to take care of our eyes.
Li Tre Fong, Esq., Manager, The Increuse of artificial illumi- nation and the pressure of modern business have combined to make for a continual increasing output in practically every line of human Capta
Falphons endeavour, and as we use our eyes w
Honolulu in performing practically all our
Kobe work it means that our eyes have been subjected to a continually
| British Wireless,
ber and probably 1/3 October and REICHSMARK 1/2 31/32 December.
U.S. DOLLARS
The market closed with sellers
at 31 1/8 for August, and 31 '1/16
QUOTATIONS
Berlin, Aug. 19.
The Reichsmark
was quoted.
September and probably October, without guarantee, at:-
buyers at 31 1/4 for cash and 31 1/8 September-October
4
-
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
Listings in the local market con-
New York, 40.23
Paris, 1072.5
Amsterdam, 72.94.
London, 12.406.
Paris sterling. 132.93 to 132.98. Parla UB. dollars. 28.632 26.837.-
to
Tranencean Veggy Servser
DR. WELLINGTON KOO VISITS FRENCH FOREIGN OFFICE
}
Paris, Aug 19. tinued Nominal during the past th. Wellington Koo, Chinese week. A certain amount of ac- Ambassador to Paris, visited the
negotiation.
at
In London China lasues were marked down heavily, Banks to
£100 (Bubsequently usted £101) but the degree of freedom of market at the prices quoted is questionable.
It is believed that the situation in ghanghal was the subject of the
conversation-
•
Transoccan News Bervice.
increasing strain.
This has meant an increase on
Branches and Agencies :—
Kowloon Paing Scarabeys
Rangoon
Saigon
Los Angeles Beattlḥ
Manila Semarang
Moji
Shanghai
(Dainy) Nagasaki Singapore Fengtien Nagoy Soerabaya
(Mukden) New York Sydney
Hamburg Osaka
Amy
Baaris
London
Boshay
Schalla
Bydney
Hankow Otaru
Nettia
Milbourne Ban Fran.
Tomson
Harbin Paris
dece
Tiantain
New York Saucile Oaks Paris
Tokyo
Hong KongPeiping
Bemarangi Vancouver Токената
Patping
por
41
Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtao
Yinkow
Interest allowed on Current Ac- oouxta,
Fixed
Deposits received for Every description of Banking Periods at rates to be obtained on and Exchange business transacted. | application Loans granted
*Y. KANO,. 00 approved headaches and nervous ailments. securities,
Manager. As far as our eyes are concerned Local Currency and Fixed De
Current A acounts opened in Hong Kong, 10th March, 1937. the benefits of the better llu- nation has been upset by the in- posits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and creased use of the eyes, and the Foreign Currencies on terms which improper application of our better will be quoted on application. lighting facilities. The glare thrown
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let. off by the bright, unprotected
KAN TONG RO. electric lights of to-day, are the
Obiel Manager. fatigue makers for the eye when
added to our increased work.
We can't very well cut down our work, so it is up to us to watch out carefully for signs of eye-strain. and to see that our lighting arrangements are proper.
Ws should conserve our eyes by
SHIPPING FOR
**
SHANGHAI
SUSPENDED
CHAIN OF LAKES
Discovered In Central Australia
The Mackay serial survey party äiscovered a chain of salt lakes to the north of Mount Connor.
The expedition arrived at Her mannsburg Mission Station on a Tuesday afternoon having flown from Broken Hill, via Farins and Oodnadatta. Bitterly cold nights Hamburg, Aug. 19 were experienced at Hermanns
the
on this flight and were confirmed as a continuation of the chain of Hopkins, Neale, and Amadeus Lakes.
tivity has prevailed, bargain bun-Foreign Office on the Qay d'Orsal having a periodic examination of Representatives of German ship- | burg. On Wednesday, the first ters being in constant evidence to-day, and had a lengthy conver-them by. a competent man. We ping firms, returing from a con- survey flight was made to but the market. Is naturally very on with M. de Tessan, Fer- should always be sure that weference of international shipping south westward, over the Musgrave narrow, and all prices a matter of manent Under Secretary of State. have plenty of light when working. interests in London report that Ranges, to i spot 40 miles to fil
too little. Too much will do less harm than it has been decided not to accept up the gap left in the survey of freight or passengers for Shang-1935. The new lakes were found Always see that the light does hal for the time being
Transoccan Nema Serosca. not shine directly into the eye. Bare lights are injurious-use protecting glassware that will con- trol and diffuse the light and so avoid glare. And should your eyes feel drowsy or smart, don't walt
have them camin
examined at once. For drowsiness or smarting eyes Mining Co. Ltā. -July-August Output: Crushing are Nature's, danger signals, the No: 623 Tons Treated 5,190: Bul-gn that something is wrong with Hon 1,802 ounces.
your best friend-your eyesight.
In Manila, a steady market pre- valled, following on ́a general re-
cession to a level. slightly lower than at the close of the previous
BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK HK, Bank, 1850, 1780.
RAUBS OUTPUT
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange received the following cable yeater- day from the Raub Australian Gold
UNION, INSURANCE
DIVIDEND
The next day, a second flight was made over the main ranges to a place 20 miles south, filing the The Directors of the Union In- | gap left between the 1930 and 1935 surance Society of Canton, Ltd. expeditions work. Only one camp have declared an Interim Dividend of aborigines was seen. The party For 158. od. (Fifteen Shillings) per passed close to Ayers Rock and share on account of the year 1937 Mount Olga, which looked one in payable on October 23.
the bright sunshine.