12
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Mayers Sellers
Sharebrokers'
Association
Buyers
Sellere
omias
TUESDAY. AUGUST 31,
Banke
$1,050 H.K. BARKS
$1,070
TH
207
$2
1280
13
#48)
Douglaton
148)
181
Steamh its
201
Indo-China (prof.)
$43
Du.
(dot.)
100/1 Shella........................
19.30
Waterbos tu
Mining
18/8
Kailans
$11
*5
2074
Bo. (London)
2139
Chartered Banks...
£33+
£15
BLUT
Mercantile 8ks. "d ̈
Da.
Bank of East Adia...
C
N: U. & S. Barks ...
$300
Insurances
1810 Úpion InsuranceN ........
Underwriters ****
H. Firesan
laternational Auscu
Shipping -
Canton InsarS-ICON..
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀
18 21
€5
17
62
20
17
15
18
153
9:30
9.75
Benguet Explor
... 5 8
3
5120
36.30 #311 31024
H.
to ct
Isubs........
Venezuela Gold Fida,] $4,30
Dacks, WharvBS,
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K, Wharves.
Providents (obd; ...)
Do. (new)
$39.8.K. & W. Ligeks
Bild Shanghai Dock, S.
$31
New Enginerings 8.
Lands, Hotels, ană
Hui dings
H.K. Hotels.....
Landa..
::
፣፣፣
*****
$61
Big Wedge
Coco Grove
...134 144
13
...
44 45
42
$42
Consol Mines
.019.02
.018 ,010
101
$280
Demonstrations "...
40
30
E. Mindanao
... 14 15
14
15/-
G. Goldfields
...10 11: 10
104
J11.45
Itogons
50
48
IXL
Minabates
55
55 57
...14 14 12
Min. Resources
14
13
!!
$110 $2.10
Northern Mining
4:51. +
30 o'.
Paracale Gana s...
$32 #106
San Mauricio
75
* - * * * * * * * *
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, · 1937.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
AND
H. K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Philippine Gold Mining Quotations"
£133
233
218
$99
121
1207
1800
32
$280
1+
Antamoka
Atoks
Baguio Gold
Benguet Consol
***
30th Aug.
Closing
Rates
Timo Receive:
alat, August, 1937
B. S 9.58 9.5
clos 10.20 11.14
9.75 10 00 9,75 10.00
སྐ་
2.42
clos.
3.10 3.43
福
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charler 1953
HEAD OFFICE; LONDON': '
38, Bishopsgate EC.2.
$10,000,000 Paid-up Capital.
Reserve 'Fund.
Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:--
Sterling.
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
£8,500,000
£3.000.000 £3.000.010
£3.000.000
$20,000,000 | Reserva Liablity of Pro-
prietare...
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71. Mosley Street, Manchester.
Head Office:-HONG KONG
Board of Directors. G. Miskin, q
".. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALOE STAR ILOILO
BAIGON Deputy Chairman. | AMRITSAR IPOB
BANGKOK KARACHI
}
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,
11 12
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.,
2017
.018
J. R. Mason, Esq.
40
10
39
11
10
K. 8. Morrison, Esq.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
A L. Shields, Esq.,
50.
13
13
Branches:-
23 20
65
13
Sayoc Consol
21
20
21"
19
18
Amoy Bangkok
Iloilo
Ipoh
Batavia
Johore
Bombay
Koba"
Calcutta
Canton
Kowloon Kuala
Sir Vandeleur M.” Grayburn,
Chief Manager,
TOWNMAR
(Bhuket)
KAIPKONG
NEW YORK
TRINGTAO
HAMBURO
PRIFING
HANKOW
Peiping
Penang.
Rangoon
United Parneales
38
37
58
56
$0.65
Market Comment,
E
Lincertain
E
.W
135
Do. 42 Debentures
3109
Shanghai Lands...S.
THE EXCHANGE
17
Metropolitan Landa..
10.101
H.K. Tealties.
85.90
Chius Du...........
!
MARKET
$80
*300
Dis Dunsured. Huiaphys
Chincas Estaten..
Cotton Mil
$19.60 Ewo... S'hai Cottons(old)S.
Do (new).
30
::
A
Fubiis tilläm
$14.80 Tramways
MESSKS. ROZA BROS
Silver pricse rose 3/16 yesterday
for both deliveries. the quotations being 19 3/8 for Ready and For- ward. Suver advices reported In- dia and Speculators
having bought. The market was steady. After the official fixing business was done at the axed rate and also at 1/16 over the rate. Ameri- can Silver was unchanged at 44 3/4 for Spot.
114
$100
190
$34
Zong Sings.
$31
480
Wing Un Textilendi.)
100.
1+1
Ewo Cotton lits, S.
Peak Trans (old) ... 33
185
De. (now)... 89 Star Ferries
8:17
Yaumati Forries...
585 $97 $13
13.30
$601
***
***
$29.40 1/4
$1.30
54%
1
$13.00 China Lights (old).......
$13,70
(08)...
*80
H.K. Electrics...........
IB
Macao do.
1141
Sandakan Lights ...
$20.60 Telephonos (old)
$11.60 Do.
(now)
$12
China Res......
24/.
Tracti
93/- Do. (post)...
$10
$17
Industrials
Caldbeck, Lord | 2,
Macgregor (peof(S.
Canton Loes
Cements
Ropes.....
il Miscellaneous
Dairy Farms...
Constructions, (old)} $1.60
·Do.
!!
cross-
The London-New York rate was quoted at 496.90. New York-London was quoted at 497.-
MARKET
Steady but quiet.
STERLING
TQ. E S
PHILIPPINE MINING
NEWS
Cheloo C'alombo
Saigou
San Fran-
cisco
Lumpur Shanghai London Singapore Dairen Lyons Sourabaya Foochow Malacoa Sungei
Haiphong Manila Patani Hamburg Muar Tientsin Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongke New York Yokohama
Current Accounts opened in Lacal Currency and Fixed Deposits
periods in received for one year or shorter Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
FELIZA COPPER MINES, INC., in full swing on its property, of Gonzalez, received a recent com- through its president, Manuel M. 64 placer claims, located at Kina- hilawan. barrio of Tigmamarkay, munication from the general man- Cabadbaran, Agusan. Three build- ager of the Southern Investmentsings for labourers and officers' quar- | Boxes in various sizes To Let."
and
Management Corporation,ters have been constructed. The Enrique J. C. Montilla, offering to road, from the nines loading to
the provincial road eperate the properties of the above
is nearing completion. mentioned company on the follow-
A placer machine, how under ing basis: royalty on the basis of
construction In 10 per cent of the gross sales to
Manila, will be be paid at every shipment; and on
brought to the property as soon profit-sharing basis of 40-60; 40
as it is finished, it was revealed. Permit to sell shares is expected by the company soon from the. securities commission.
per
cent for the Feliza Copper Mines. Inc. and 60 per cent for the capitalist.
The proposition is still unacted upon Inasmuch as the president will submit: the matter to the
A small business was done dur-board of directors of the company
ing the course of the morning at 1/3 1/32 for cash. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 1/3 September, 1/2 31/32 October- 15.20 December, buyers at 1/3 1/32
Cash-October and 1/3 November December.
$15
$15.10 $8,05
1261
15.20
Ch. É'tainmonte.......
$261 $4.80
$1.80
50 cla
DOW.150 ct..
$13.00
Lane Crawfords......
Nanyang Tobacco......
$8.60 $0.80
39.60 5,40
Sincores
Watsons
45.35
$1
96%
prec. 8%
77+
Do.
31%
75
Wallsen Harper
$60
BLK Wing Oc
B'be
H..
40 qts.
preu
8. C. Enterprises
Ch0.5219250.0 BL..
H.K. Gort. %Loans) 3106)
Do
Vibro Piling
25 Marsmans Ir v. (Lon.)
Wm. Powells
(H.K)
Sales to Shanghai
14
$101
$66
$100
$4.00
140 ota.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Paris
Geneva
Berlin
Athens
Mlian
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Aug. 30 132-53/64
21.541
12.37
94-5/16
1/2 4.96-15:16
(British Wireless Service)
Aug. 28
132-55/64
21.04) 12.351
94-7/16
Shanghai
1/21
New York
4.96-11/16
Amsterdam
2.001
.. 9.011
Vienna
...
Prague
1421
1421
Madrid
Lisbon
Hong Kong
1/3
Bombay
Montreal
4.961
Brussels
29.49)
4.967 29.46
Yokohama
Belgrade
Monte Video
39-13/10
Rio
Bucharest
Silver Forward)
Silver (8pat) War Loan
DE LONDON:---
197
19-3/16
199
31% 100%
Closing Quotations
August 31, 1937.
Telegraphic Transfer...
Bank Bills, on demand 1:1
Credits. Four months'
might
ON SINGAPORE: ----
ON SHANGHAI ¦-
On Demand
On demand
ON JAPAN:
ויי
ON NEW YORK : —.
Bank Bills, on demand 201 Credita, 60 days' sight. 311
On demand
Bank Bills, on demand 823 Credits, 4 month's sight 673
ON BATAVIA
ON PARIS:
1/31
.... 102
On Bataort
On demand
**21
ON BANGKOK-
105).
૪%
Ban Silver, pero
On demand
The INDIA:
Tolographic Transfor...... Baak, on demand.......................
ON MANILA-
flo demand
On demand ...... BOVERSIONS Bank Buying
Path
BOA
1498
.1/31/16
199
U.S. DOLLARS Nothing doing. There were sel- lers at 31 1/8 for cash, 31 1/10 September, 31 October and 30 15/16 November-December, buyers at 31 3/18 for cash 31 1/8 Septem- bar-October. 31 1/16 November and probably 31 December
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Nominal at 103 1/21.
SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling sy 1/2 15/32, buyers at 1/2 17/32 for cash. US Dollars, sellers for Spot at 30, buyers at 30 1/16 for Spot, Quiet.
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was quiet in the 'afternoon.
STERLING
The Market closed with sellers at 1/3 September and 1/2 31/32 October-December, buyers at 1/3 1/32 Cash-October and 1/3 November-December.
U.S. DOLLARS The market closed with sellers at 31 1/8 Cash, 31 1/16 September, 31 October and 30 15/16 Novem- ber. buyers at 31 3/16 Cash, 31 1/8 September-October and probably 31 November.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 103 1/4 for Spot..
CURRENCY
SMUGGLING
Capture Of Pigeon Leads To Undoing of Gang
The capture of a pigeon.has led to the undoing of a gang of smug- glers from Herzogenrath
Aachen (Alx-La-Chapelle).
for consideration.
AGUSAN-TUBAY GOLD. Mining
Co. management have announced that extensive exploration work is
B.
K.
STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL `QUOTATIONS
The market was again dull. In Manila marked weaknes de- veloped.
BUYERS
Douglases, $4814. Indo-Chinas (Def.). $43. Union Waterboats, $9.30. Chinese Estates, $90. Peak Trams (Old), $5. Peak Trams (New), $21. Wm. Powell, Ltd., 40 cts... Constructions (Old), $1.60. Constructions (New), 50 ets, HK. Govt. 31% Loan. 14% Prm.
ALL LONDON TO BE TELEVISED
Over £1,000-A-Mile New Cable
"Television engineers are 80 im- pressed with the success of the Coronation Procession transmission that the expensive cable now girding the West End of London is being extended to enlarge the всоре of future television pro-
grammes.
This cable is distinct from the £1,000-a-mile, co-axial, television cable being laid between London, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle and other towns. It is also more cost- 1y.
near With the Alexandra Palace transmitting station as its base,
The company is capitalized at P500,000. divided into 50,000,000 shares The board of directory are: Gulilermo Villanueva, pre. sident; Gerardo E. Garcia. vicc- president. Isidro Vamenta. Cesar Ramirez, Miceala Alberto, Máriano S. Ramirez, Atanacio Claravan and Pedro Escolin, members.
ROCK OIL NEAR BOMBAY
Also up to date Safe Deposit
Hong Kong, 12th May, 1937.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the above TBank conducted by the
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules
may be obtained on application.
For the Hong Kong & SunGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
V.M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
SEMARANG
SEREMBAN
BATAVIA
KLANG
MHANGHAI
BOMBAT
SINGAPORE
CALCUTTA KUALA
SITIAWAN
CANTON
LUMPUR
SOURABAYA
CAWNPORE
KUCHING
TAIPING
**
COLOMBO DELHI
MADRAS MANILA MEDAN
WIESTE IN
HARLIN
TUKOMAMA
(Peking) mateSANGA PENANG
HONG KONG RANDOON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shortar "periods at rater which will be quoted on applica tion.
The Bank's Head Office in Lon don undertakes Executor & Trastes business, and claims" recovery of " British Income Tax overpaid, on terma which may be sacertained-at any of the Agencies and Branches.
B. W. ROBERTS,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STELIT,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com
plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES ·
This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, Naw Yox, with Resources over U.8. $2,500,000,000;
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Authorised Capital ...$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 5,595,500.00. Reserve and Undivided
Proâta.................. 2,776,796.70 | Capital" (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 PO Reserve Fund Yen 139,050,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Bangkok Hsinking Mio do Batavia Berlin Bombay
Doard of Directora:~~
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman
Reported Discovery Liu Chu, Esq. Li Lan sang, Bay Alexandria Honolulu Hangoon
By Well-Diggers
3t
P. K. Kwok, sq. WongChaSon, Esq Wong YunTong,caq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Chan Ching Shek rung Ping Wah, Eaq.
Esq
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.
Workmen sinking 1 well Blivandi, a small town 32 miles from Bombáy, came upon an oily substance, believed to be rock oll at a depth of six feet.
Louny
Branches and Agencies ;-
Karachi Kobe
Janeiro Sac London. Francisco
Ualcutta
Los Angeles Seattle
Canton
Manila
Semarang
Dairen Moji
Shanghai
(Dalny) Nagasaki
Singapore
Kowloon Penang
Fengtien Nagoya Betalmyn
Soerabays
London
Swałow
(Mukden) New York Sydney
Boba!
Manila
Bydney.
Hamburg Osaka
Tientsin
outis Cantop Haiphong Bankow Boneizlu Parts Kabe
Talbota
daco
Tiestals
Hankow Otar
Tokyo
Jew York Dak
Seactie
Tokyo
Harbin
Paris
Semarang! VanDenver
Tsingtao
Paiping
Shanghal Yokohama
промо
Hong KongPaiping
Tinkow
Interest allowed on Current do- counts.
for Fixed
Work on the well, which is In the precincts of a Hindu temple. į Bara was immediately stopped and the authorities were informed of the discovery,
Rough tests of the of were made on the spot. A piece of cloth was
"יי.
Bangcon Saigon Melbouras Bas Pran-
soaked in it and a match was ap- Every description of Banking" Deposits received
and Exchange, business transacted. Periods at rates to be obtained on Loans granted On approved application. securities.
Y. KANO,
plied. It at once burned, emitting the smell of kerosene.
More exhaustive tests of the all are to be made, the results of which are awaited with the great eat interest.
Whether the discovery has com- mercial possibilities, both as re- gards quality and quantity, it is as yet too early to decide.
Despite exhaustive surveys over many years, no oil bearing de- posits of any magnitude have yet been discovered in India, the sole exception being the Punjab, where the Attock Oil Company produces a comparatively small amount of petroleum annually.
HIGH PRICES FOR ENGLISH WOOL
Four men, charged in the Aachen its boundaries, 48 originally court with smuggling foreign cur-planned, were Broadcasting House, rency, admitted that their system. Marble Arch; Victoria. Parliament-cheater, which involved smuggling cur-square, Trafalgar-square. rency over the frontier by send- Post Office engineers have been ing the notes by carrier pigeon, instructed to carry the balanced had "worked well"—until the bird television cable along most of the was caught by the customs au- main London thoroughfares. . thorities.
the
Current
Manager.
Local Currency and Fixed De Hong Kong, 10th March, 1937.
Accounts opened in posita received for one year of shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application. Safe Deposit Boxes To Lat.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
£15 BARONETCY FEE ABOLISHED
on
Registration Of Title
WHAT IS A
RATEPAYER? ·
Everyone will agree with the suggestion of the Singapore
Municipal Commissioners that any resident who pays $60 or more a month as rent should be eligible to serve 13 a Commissioner. At present the position is that the
A Royal Warrant abolishing thế | majority of the Commissioners
fee of £15 payable to public funds have to be "ratepayera,” and on- the creation of a baronetcy | der the strict definition of the law published recently in the in this Colony the only ratepayers "London Gazette."
are the landlords.
was
This sum was charged for the
In Great Britain rates are charg- Inclusion of the title in the officini ed separately from rents, but in High prices were paid for English Roll of Baronets kept by the Home the Strafta Settlements a bouse is wool at the annual sale at Dor office. It was in addition to the assessed at a certain figure, and the increased demand £270 payable in fees and stamp rent is charged proportionately. being attributed to the require-duties, and was pecullar to the landlord being responsible for ments of the re-armament prog- baroneteles.
the payment of assessment to the ramme and uniforms and blankets Mr. Chamberlain, when Chan-Municipality. for the Services.
cellor, announced in the House of In actual practice the occupier Tents, the length of streets, con- 'Commons in May that legislation | is the real ratepayer, for the land- As soon as the new super-sen-tained more than 100,000 fleeces was to be passed to abolish the lord takes the rates he has to pay The pigeon was found with sitiva television camera is ready, from sheep farms all over the payments of ́stamp duties by the into consideration- when he . Axes severaf 100-mark notes attached it will thus be possible for the Bouth of England.
recipiëntë of honoura. A clause to his rent. Having paid the rates, to it feet,
B.B.C. to televise boxing matches Buyers came from Lancashire, this effect was included in the he can claim them back if the Three of the accused were each at Harringay or Earl's Court; con- Yorkshire, Scotland, and Treland. Finance-Bill" Fortare dhe premises are unoccupied."""The sentenced to a year's imprison- certs at the 'Albert Hall, first-night There were average rises in The duties range from £350 for suggested new qualification for ment and a flue of 2,200 marks, theatre scenes, and church ser- prices of 5d, to 8d. a. Id. over last a dukedom to £100 for a Commissioners w!! solve all The fourth was acquitted.
vices.
year. The top price was 244d. a lb. baronetcy.
quibles.
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