1936-06-06 — Page 8

Hong Kong -Currency

Bangkok

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1936

Commerce and Finance

MONKEYS WHICH PICK

COCONUTS

HOW MALAYS TRAIN THE BROK

CHURCHES

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

SCIENTIST."

(A Branch of the Mother

Long ago I read the monkeys are trained to pluck coconuts COMMODITY PRICES in certain parts of Malaya, and the these beasts make efficient Church, The First Church of substitutes for human operators. I was sceptical, writes Christ. Scientist, in Boston, Mass); Macdonnell Road. below Bowes. The following quotations have "Wanderlust" in the Eurasian Revier. More than that; I regard

ed the author as a downright liar, a second Sir John Mandeville, Road Tram Station. been received by Reuters

Prov. Yesterday Yet the sight of these monkeys working for their keep is com-

mon enough on the mainland, especially on the East Coast. Closing Closing

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Anthorised Capital

THE CHARTERED BANK OF

| INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

. $50,000,000 | Incorporated by-Royal Charter, 1555.

Laned and Fully-Paid-up 29,000,000 Reserve Funda:-

Sterling.£5,500,000

Reserve....$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.

Chairman

G. Miskin Esq→

Deputy Chairm

Bow. Mr. WE Bell, JR Masson Esqu

AE Compton Esq, T. E. Pearce Esq.

Toa. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

T. Johnson Esq. A

V. M. Grayburn, Esq.

AKOT BANJICE MATATZA BOKBAY

CALCUTTA

CASTON CHEFOO COLLBU DAIKEN TOUCHU

PAPHONG BAXEDING HANZOW XARRY

BUNGEEW

HAHA

Chief Manngat.

LANDOS LYONS

HALLOCA

KANILA

DUMB (kakaew)

KÜLDEN

PEITING

PENANG KANGOOS

SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI

SINGAPUNK

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

The market was again mainly January active in Philippine mining stocks March during the week under review with May the market for local shares inclin-Spot

koruya szubeuge and General Emaking bed to be quiet. but towards the New York Rubber:- Current Mooste oped and Fixed Depot

Dedeived žir ate your or shorter perioda si t

-lacha wak be quoted on applosion,

A. BREARLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, Zat January, 1935.

AFUE

JOHORE

4055

LUFLOUN

REMA LUMPUR

مسلمان

the

Sunday Service: 11.15 am Sunday School: 10 am. Subject:"GOD the only cause- and CREATOR."

Testimonial Meeting: Wedzes. days, 6 pm

Reading Room is located Jabove address and is open:

Monday and Thursday: 5.80 be

ja piece of rope, the other end next thing done is to let the of which was held by its mas-lapprentice climb a coconut tree. ter on the ground. It grasped The trainer points at nuts of a la nut and twisted it until the small tree. Up gets the brok nut detached and fell. The Its monkey sense informs "it the huts-by Inext nut was treated similarly. how to detach

The monkeys never dealt with twisting and biting.

Some an immature coconut because more of this practice nut-pluck-Reading Room

SHARE MARKET

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

..£5,000,000 || 43,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

$20,000,000

Prietors

£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Messrs. Harriman's Weekly Report

Amether

1pok

Silang

bagon Settiarang Beretsbaa

Eurodeg

Lobe

bangba

COUS

Kuala Tamper

Canton

Luching

Cawapr

Manila

Calamba

B

New York.

J. A. Plummer Esq. Shields Eaq.

Haiphong blue EuskoONE

Piping

SHORE

Garina

Nagapor DELAWAR bourmbys Tupung

Tongkah

Tag L'okoomma Zamboang

at

noon

Messrs. G. A. Harriman & Co.'s New York Cotton:-

market July weekly stare report and review issued

to-day October

11.62

11.65

10.38

30.95

states:-

December

10.79

10.90

10.80

10.90

It was in Kelantan that I while being trained first saw how monkeys pluck ground.

coconut

Ground Training. nuts. One.was up a tree. From its waist depended Ground training over,

on

the

10.73

10.91

10.80

11.27

10.92 11.80

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.

close one of our principal market July leaders it. Hong Kong Tramways September Imade a remarkable recover from October

in due December 38.85 to $10.30, which course brought out more enquiries January. for local securities. In the invest-March ment section for instance Electrics May recovered to $51.25 with more Chicago Wheat:- shares wanted at this figure. Hong July

... 15.652

15.67

15.75a 15.773

15.77a 15.795

15.83

15.88

15.86%

15.89n

15.254

15,988

16.01a

16.04a

Indorpanied with Lamited Lesbisty in USA

Kong Trams as indicated were September notable feature. i.e. after having December

8614

881.

613

GOT'S

5844

58

784

18

7932

19

traded.

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DAPATANI

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TONYO

YOXUBAKA

TAINUTAO

Carreal Acounts opard is Local Currency and

# Depovem zagoiveć i dom year or shortne

al Curacy and Simbing on MCLAR

Bu be quoted as apportion

ALAU D 10 10 8AYE DEPOSIT BOXES 12 now I TO LET.

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1938.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Bus of the above Bank - conduct.

by the HUNG LUNG END SHAKURAI NING CORPORATION,

placed on oppimtion

But may b

TUI THÌ BÚT SONG ANH SANGHA

RANKING CORPOBETION.

Y. 2. GRAYBURN,

Caught,

Hong Kong. 24th February, 1936.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Девочны! Сарна

Pop Caputni

$16,000,000.00 (cm) 15,000.

HEAD OFFICE:HUNG KONG,

iv, Day Suns blame them,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

but Shou-eco Chow, haurian

Head Office—65, Broadway,

New York

-U.S.$6,000,000.00

been done down to $9 in the middle Chicago Corn:- of the week, showed considerable July strength at the close when buyers September 240.344.38 bought them up to $10.30 on the Winnipeg Wheat:- 897,6126 strength of rumours of substantial July

increases in receipts. Hong Kong October Lands had enquiries around $30% December Star Ferries declined to a buying rate of $86. Telephones (old) remained unchanged with enquiries at $25, the new shares came business at $84. Dairy Farms: leased off somewhat with sales at $194. Sterling counters improv-.

Capital

Surplus Reserves

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Branches

American Express Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

a-asked, h-bid,

nominal.

Tuesday and Friday: 10 to 1

SOUL.

All authorised Christian Science Literature is available at the

the moment it attempted to doing, and it becomes fully train- The Public is cordially invited

to its so, the man would tug at the led-a valuable asset rope-a signal to desist. When owner. Not only does it pluck all the ripe nuts had been the nuts in his plantation, but brought down, other tugs tele-jit is contracted out to do the 854 graphed to the beast that it had job on other estates. And the 854 to spring to the next tree to professional's keep is only a few $78 work as before.

cents a day.

Another point about

the

to attend the Service and visit the Reading Room.

OLD HK. RESIDENT

PASSES

Mr. S. A. Noronha

"ANY MOURNERS ATTEND FUNERAL

A Thousand A Day? I was informed that an adult trained brok is worth noting. animal is capable of plucking Should it be fractious, it re- about 1,000 nuts a day. Prob-ceives a good tanning like a ably the truth is that a cham-mischievous schoolboy. ard However 794pion plucker. plucks about half howls like one too.

the quantity.

įsevere a beating it gets, it never These trained monkeys are attempts to retaliate. short-tailed. They are known affection for the man to Malays as broks. When they the slave submit to punishment. are bought their canine teeth Yet it is not safe for a stranger Antonio Noronha, who died, aged are drawn out for two reasons to approach too near the mon-86, at his residence, No. 20, The fangs are long and stand key nut-pluckers of Malaya. in the way should it be neces-

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED

The Directors will recommend a little on account of drop in exchange to 134 Hong Kong the following allocation of profits Sary for broks to make use of Banks were enquired for around for the year ended April 30, 1936 their incisors to bite through $1580 and Unions changed hands at the forthcoming Annual meet-an extra-fibrous stalk of a coco- Again, broks are fierce! nut animals with a liking for few people but their master. They can inflict dreadful wounds with their sharp fangs. Hence the latter are extracted for safety's 12,500.00 sake. 14,080.00

re-

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ofing of Shareholders: at the slightly enhanced rate $312. Minor issues were fes Pay a dividend of on 25,000 shares fully paid tureless Hong Kong Hotels

...............$12,300.00 ceded from $4.65 to $4.55. China Pay a dividend of 3 on 50,000 shares $5 90 paid Lights eased of somewhat and al-) Personal investment accounts hand-though sales were put through at lied,

week. sellers And carry forward $10.80 during the predominated at the close at $10.70.; The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelleta Cements remained on the easy side

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End Libus. Eth. 7. Swak Soy Cheques" and Lesters of Credit and, with shares offering at $9. Pro- LINEN

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Bang bag.. Wong Chu both, Log, and kiss Xingin

量

Sche

Xavi

Woman!

عانات الشهر

Kan Tung Pu, Esq. Chiel Manager,

FORE Eng. Seangut.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES -

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Simula

Nagmaaks

Sa Zorl Uwekk

Sampling

25/

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Cemarang Compl

JOUTADEJI SFLOW

Abou

Lube

Penguve

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3kyo

10%

addition, the world-wide services vidents (old) reached a new low of a thoroughly equipped Travel record of 95 cents with further Department

Philippine buyers at this Sgure. C. H. BENSON, mining shares continued on the ac- the close General Manager-tive side right up to

Demonstra- with Antamoks and BANK,tions showing great improvement lover the week with business done Eormer and at $3/3.21 for the

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai Capital

.$7,500,000.00 Beserve

$1,500,000.00

1

Broks are not obtainable in $39,080.00 Kelantan, I was told. They are brought from Singapore, the

MARKET REPORT

End Of Season Signs

DEMAND NOT BRISK

93 ets to $1.10 respectively for the

The Irish Linen Trade Editorial latter which also announced a

Committee reported as follows for centavo dividend. Big Wedge rose the mouth ended April 29:—

Flax La graciled ca approved Branch-All Important Cities into 37ets. United Paracale to $1.02

Ency description of Banking and Exchange Braunauta

Current

Accu opond in Zool Currency and sed Deposite moved or on your ow mariat perunda in Lomi and Foregs CuADICION De era which will be gucted on appisima.

"Deponi Beam To for.

EAN TONG PO,

Chast Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 1880

Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Yen.129,150,000 Eeserve Fund

Head Office: YOKOHAMA Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Babay

Calcutta

Canton

Deires (Dainy)

Nagasaki

Nagoy

New York

Osaics

►

Peiping Rangoon Fengtien (Maiden). Rio de Janeiro Hamburyy

Backow

Harbin

Hong Kong

Honolulu Baltking

Karachi

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London

Lond

Los Angeles

Manila

Moji

Francisco

Saz

Seattle

Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabays

Sydney Tienzmin

Tokyo Tsingta Yingkow

Interest allowed for Current As- counts.

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained tion:

G. KISHINAMI,

LEADMETEL.

China

HONG KONG BRANCH

Dan Yaz Band, Catral,

Mayhe

makes

The funeral of Mr. Secundins

Jordan Road, on Thursday, took iplace at the Roman Catholic Cemetery yesterday, and was largely attended. The Rev. Father

service, and the chief Mourners were Mr. D. Noronha (son) and Master A. Azevedo (grandson). soas and five:

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 1. M. Rossi conducted the burial

LESSON SERMON

God The Only Cause He leaves two

And Creator

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, HONG KONG

Įdaughters.

Amongst those present were the Hon. Mr. A. F. E. Silva-Netto, Messrs. D. L. Alonco, J. A. ́S. Alves, H. A. Alves, C. Assum- pacao, F. Barros, H. A. Barros, The subject of the lesson Sermon F. X. Delgado, E. J. Figuereido, whol churches of Christ. Scientist Dr. A. P. Guterres, Messrs. J. A. m-morrow, June 7, will be: "God Guterres, S. Lopes, J. E. Noronha, the only cause and creator."

centre of the animal trade, by the crews of coasting steamers, and sold to the Malays, buy them very young-

Patient Training

andments.

The Golden Text will be: I will M. Noronha, A. F. Osmund, The training of the brok reaft up mine eyes unto the hills, Ozorio, A.: J. C. da Rocha, quires much patience.

Then whence corueth my help. MV. C. da Rocha, F. Rodrigues, M youngster is fed and petted till Belp cometh from the Lord. which P. Remedios, C. E. Roza-Pereira,

It is jit becomes quite tame.

(Psalms S. S. Sequeira; F, X. M. da Silva,. made heaven add earth. then taken out on a leash, and 121: 1, 3).

J. Eca da Silva, J. M. Silva, Dr.. following E. L. Sousa, Messrs. A. M. Xavier.- Among others, the small piece of nutshell is

the Bible will be H. J. Xavier, and others. thrown a short distance away citations from The master points and pulls the read: Thou hast dealt well with

Amongst the foral tributes sent string, and ultimately the little the servant. O Lord, according unto fellow grasps that it is its task thy word. Thou art good, and were those from "George and and Northern Mining to 36 cents. IRISH. The markets are now

Thy hands, have made me and riette and daughter," J.. M Forsign Krabangs and Gear Bag Purses The tone of the market at the closewing as of the end of the to bring back the nutshell. It doest good, teach me thy statutes." Betty," "Mario and Mimi," "Hen-

quiet Current and Saving Ammote opened and Fixed is again rather

in locales, altugh in some districts does so in a hesitating manner Deponite received for one year or shorter panda

stocks at the Philippine mining etching & continue until the when it is rewarded with a tit-fashioned me: give me understand-Noronha and family. Angela and After ing. that I may learn thy, com Henrique Prata, Eather and să am riick will be quoted on application

BOCZ CHANG.

Demand has not bit-peanut or banana. end of Mas section continues to be active.

For thou art not a God that Business during the week has been so brik. and consequently. frequent repetitions, no socner

wickedness: mth pleasure in been done at the following prices: prices lav fallen for all classes. does it see a nutshell

The late Mr. Noronha was the This deprecation has been awathan it rushes to retrieve it.

the founder of Messrs. Beloved. follow not that which son of tated in the poor quality of the As the monker gets bigger and neither shall evil dwell with thee." stronger, a larger piece is used,

sevil, but that which is good. He Noronha and Company. Govern-- COURTIAL. Demand still re- until the wholenut stage is that doeth good is God: but ment Printers, a firm which was finains slow, and value in lower reached.

that doeth evil hath not seen God". Jestablished in 1844, three years There is very qualities is later.

I have said that the master

Good And Evil

after Hong Kong was ceded little change in the higher-priced transmits his signals to his

The Lesson Sermon will also in-Great Britain. After working in monkey slave by tugging the clude the following passages from his father's firm for a number of" LATVIAN. The official price is rope tied to its waist. It is

the Christian Science textbook. years, he went to Shameet, where firma size the barge sale a few taught to interpret the signals Science, and Health, with Key to he established a printing company weeken but no further bulk!

the Scriptures," by Mary Baker of his own. He remained there ales

The Riga are reported.

Eddy:

juntil the strike in 1925, when he Chamber of Commerce is advising ping dermund has shown farmers not to increase the uretary increase, under far this spring, but, in order! ita corupete against growing com

Manager's Off

Form Exbags Dupi

Deuszal Quins s

Cent's Of

BASE

15000

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- ad

Current Accounts and Savings Ac- Fixed Deposits ze- counts opened. ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.

Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCK CEIN

Chief Manager,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE-

16, Geacechuros Elmet, London, ECA

£3,006,000

Authorised Capital

H.K. Banks $1575.- Unions $50744/5124. Hotels $4.65.

H.K. Trams $8.85/9.30. Telephones (new) $83. Dairy Farms $19. Lights old) 10.80. Providents fold) $0.95. Star Ferries $37.--

H.K. Electrica $50%/51- Yaumati Ferries $20. Underwriters $9.90/$1- Antamos $3.-/321. Benguet Exploration 27 cts. Demonstrations 93 cts./$110. United Paracale 96/99 cts. Atoks 522/57 cts. Big Wedge 323/37 cts. Gold Rivers 34/3/2 .cts. Salacot Mining 13/13% cts. Santa Rosa 4/4 cts.

Masbate Consolidated 78 cts. Northern Mines 33/33 Gumaus 48 cts.

cts.

En fred for sale.

axes.

production.

Markets Quiet

Weavers

thrown

a satisfac.

•

evil. As

are real, evil and

é unreal and cannot

Carlos da Silva, Olga and Julia da. Silva, and Mrs. Tam.

to.

CORONER'S INQUIRY Ferry Launch Sinks Sampan

L

ONE OF CREW LOST

"God. Spirit alone created all, and returned to Hong Kong. eiled it good, Therefore evil, be The definitely firmer tone in ra contrary to good, is unreal, and petition. thes must improve the materiais has created a greater in can be the product of God.

cannot result in quality, and also lower the cost of terest in cloths eirdles, and respectro Himmet is garl and is. Spirit. |able orders have been placed. The lower basis for yarns undoubtedly goodness and spirituality must be There opposites, evi ESTHONIAN.'

con-ould make the task of manufac. immortal. Markets

fund mutt~; are mortal error, and tinue quiet. Stocks are not large,turers easier in selling their produc!

creator. If goodness irror i and many interior dealers seem tion. Unquestionably, there is a quite content to hold their fax stendier market for cloth, and it is and spl. materialit meantime until they see how the hoped that this will lead to an * the outcome of an infinite God. Įsituation develops.

panding business. LITHUANIAN. Negotiations with Gerionny have not been drop- As indicated in last report busibles and animals as preserving loon Magistracy yesterday after- & Fest 2000 H. K. SHAKEBROKERS, but so far little progress has ness has been shaping along better their original species-like repro peon, Mr. E. Himsworth sitting as been made. Prices are fairly lines, and this forecast has educing like. A mineral is not pro- Coroner, into the death of Li To, steady considering the recent quiet true, as undoubtedly more orders duced by a vegetable nor the man following a collision between the More enquiries are reported have been placed, and the general by the brute. In reproduction, the Cheung Chau ferry Sun Tai and this week.

One feeling is

betterment order of genus and species is pre- sampan No. 1997V just west of the- SOVIET. The Russians are very Damasks have not yet wholly reserved throughout the entire round ferry pier on April 4 last, when of nature. This points to the the sampan was rammed and sunk, firm. If the reported sales to date sponded to what was expected, but are correct ne regards quantity, the day-to-day sales continue. and Soviet position to-day must be very quite a solid amount of business spiritual truth and Science of being resulting in the loss of deceased.

Error relies upos a reversal of this Mr. T. W. H. Hosegood, Assis comfortable. Great endeavours are has been placed for contract orders order, asserts that Epirit produces tant Harbour Master, was seated to be made this year to increase the of various kinds. Housekeeping matter and matter produces all theext to Mr. Himsworth. vield per acre,

Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 2,050,000 Reserve Fund

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THE

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Stock Report

The following report was issued

by the Hong Kong Sharebroker

Association.

Bank $1530 sa,

Bark of East Asia 73 b. Lands $30 b.

Trams $10 b., $10.10 sa. Lights $108. Cements $9.30 8. Ropes $4.30 1. Antamoks $3.10.8.

+

mess.

Merchants

of

LINENS.

Coloured

good.

!

**Natural history presents veget.]

An inquiry was held at the Kow-

science.

goods have also been active, as well ills of desh, and therefore that good Yerus

The jury empanelled comprised as cambrics and sheers in the

is the origin of evil. These sup The reduced limits taken by piece. In the Home trade there is

so-called

F. Linennen, and C. Skaan. Act-- of material some holders of Russian fibre was a brighter outlook; orders are being positions contradict even the order Messta. J. B. Sturgeon (foreman), followed by a reaction in yarn placed, although quantities remain

ing Inspector 3. Shepheard and (Pages 939 and 277)

Detective-Sergeant A. Kinnear prices, 'mainly weft tow sizes, but small.

DRESS manufacturers did not operate to

were in charge of the inquiry.

After Chan Yau, the coxswain of Baguio Gold 26 cts. b. 28 cts. the extent anticipated. The firmer liners have been meeting with a CHILD'S BITE CAUSES DEATH tone apparent during the past week steady demand in various markets.

the ferry lunch, had given evid- and the advanced quotations for The Home trade, however, is The four-months-old daughter ence, the jury brought in a verdict raw material love given confidence affected to some extent by of Mr. Leppington, of Rye-place, of accidental death due to drown-

weather to the market and brought definite favourable

conditions. enquiry. Damask yarns have U.S.A. buyers are taking deliveries Leeds, has died from blood poi-ing in a collision between the Sun again come in for attention, a con.of goods on order, and some repeats, soning as the result of her two-Tal and sampan No. 19377, and siderable amount of new business have been placed for dress linens, years-old sister biting one of her exonerated the coxswain from all

blame: being fixed at current rates. Ship and suitings during the past month. toes.

5.

Big Wedge 37 cts. b.

Gold Rivers 3 ets. b. Salacots 1274 ets. b. San Mauricio $1b. Santa Rosa 4:cts. b. United Paracales $10.1 b.