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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

Sharebrokers'

"Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

Association

Baygın Belle

Salar

FRIDAY. AUGUST 20,

Sovata

amins

***

Sanks

$1,700

H.. Banks

£100 213

Do. (London) ...

$1,850

£100

Chartered Banks ....

£33

Mercantile Bks "A"

213!

£13

£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

clòs,

10.02 10.0 10.35 11.15

3.40 3.02 3.48

1907

Antamoks

"73 74 M

1600

Atoka

20 21

211

$980

Baguio Gold

10 181 30

Benguet Consol 10.25 10.75 10.95 10.75

10.30

3༅། |:Zནྡྲཔྟཱཿསྒྲ

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

$280

H.K. Fires.

SAIGON

Deputy Chairman, AMBITSAR

KEMARAN),

Shipping

Benguet Explor

7 s

J. K. Bourfield, Esq.,

$48)

Douglases

$43)

181

$42

$0.30

55 28

Scumb sta

Indo-Chinss (pref.)

Do.

(def.)

110-

Shells...

Waterbosta

$9.30

!!!

18+

Big Wedge...

111

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

$61

Coco Grove

61 50

S. H. Dodwell, Esq.,

Consol Mines

.029

.031 ,027 .029

.093

J. R. Masson, Esq.

111/3

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

Demonstratious

46 47.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

Mioing

E. Mindanao

...15 10

16+

T. E. Pearce, Esq.,

19/8

Kailan EONIS DOMAI

2018

G. Goldfields

- 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

Venezuela Gold Flds. $4.30

Itogons

ΒΙ

182

Chief Manager.

HAIPHONG

MEDAN

NEW YORK

(Bhuket)

TAINOTIO

HAMBURG

Docks, WharY65,

I. X. L.

FRIPING

BANKOW

TOKOMÁMA

AMBDATOA

Godowns, etc.

Masbates

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

Amoy

Iloilo

Peiping

Bangkok

Ipob

Penang

4 52

Batavia

Jobore

Rangoon

150 air.

Paracale Gumans

Bombay

#Kobe

Saigon

Ban Mauricio

Calcutta Kowloon

Suyoc Consol

2418

241

Canton

Kuala

San Fran-

cisce

Chefoo

United Paracales...

68 60

Colombo

36.00

1341

$102

H.K. Land..........

Do. 4% Dubentures:

$0.65

Market Comment,

ន

135

$102

muunduran a⠀⠀

HIT

18.10

180

Shanghai Land....S. Metropolitan Landa..

H.K. Baltics.

China Dumadij Do. Delontres S. Hulophrey wa Chinese stated.....

Cotton M

$5.90

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

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

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. ...

$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

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

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.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL Bank, Naw YORK, with Resources over U.S. *$2,300,000,000.

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

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.-

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.

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

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.

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