1932-05-10 — Page 21

STAMPS OF HONGKONG

LOCAL PHILATELIST GIVES TALK

RADIO ADDRESS

Stamp collectors in Hongkong had an opportunity last evening of listening in on the radio to a short talk on the subject of the Postage Stamps of Hongkong, given by P.O. Stage, the writer of the weekly Stamp Topics in the S.CM. Post

The taik was introduced with a few words on stamp collecting in general. The speaker said:

what

in

2

the

use

The First Stamps,

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932.

of which is

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Dancing talent is more important than acting ability for the thousands of motion picture atmosphere players in Hollywood. Fred Datig, Para- mount casting director, sald recently that hundreds of "extras" aro tabu- lated by the variety of dances they

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letters to enable the recipients to sign worthy of special mention as reply. But as the postal rates; they carry us back to the days of formed a part of the revenues of antiquity. Those of you who have the Colony, the use of stamps that seen the Victorian stamps will have did not originate hero nor were noticed that there is an ornamental sold here by the Government de-jerons in each of the four corners. prived the local authorities of a This is the swastika, an ancient re- Inwful income for a service ren-ligious symbol or talisman which dered, hence the Postmaster treated has come down to us in practically

Harbin, May 9. Buch correspondence na "unpaid." the same form from the days of

Reports alleging that Gen. Mn As the fine on unpaid correspon- Neolithic culture, some elght to ten dence was 1/- it was not long be-thousand years before the Chris-

Chan-shan has several large tanks fore folks at Home carried their tian era, when it was used, as it is

of Soviet manufacture and is em- ploying many Sovlot Instructors complaints to the P.M.G. in London to-day, as a symbol of good luck. can execute.

"There are several types of modern have been received here. It in with the result that a ruling was Whether it was included in the dances," he said. "There are those also reported that Soviet pilots made that all letters from British stamp by way of an ornament or

used in penny dance halls, at society have been engaged for the airarm forces in China, propaid with Im for good jose it not cany to Bay gatherings, in night clubs and In

ΠΑΝΙΚΟΣ perial stamps sufficient to cover as in the original design the cor- Enderworld hangouts. Each country of his army which is now said to AKA HOLL

DATAVIA the cost of postage, should be treatners are left blank. This samo has different interpretations of these. be massing near Noho.

BONDAY Six-thousand "irregulars" aro ed as paid. Special mail bags then ornament appears in a modified Historical and folk dancers are classi

the district aiding

between CALCUTTA came into use for service mails. form on the Edwardian and Gear-fed, with minuettes,, square dances,

Virginia reels and others. Later, in 1868, a controversy arose gian issuea.

Paramount's This Reckless Andachan and Tientsaokang, loot- CANTON as to whether service men could

Now let us turn our attention to Age," there are many collegiate dan-ing and terrorising the inhabit- CAWNFORM KUALA

LUMPUR While I propose in this short talk avail themselves of the reduced

COLOMBO KUCHING "Buddy"

DELIII Idy" patches-Router. to confine myself to the postal postal rates allowed by the Trea- the diadem encircling the Queen's cors, modern and graceful, who mix ants, according to the latest des.

Richard Bennett, Perzy

ILAIPHONG Scena in London. Issues of Hongkong, I think it sury if they used Hongkong stamps head. Here is more ancient history. on the floor with Charles

Shannon,

Charlie Ruggles, Frances

HAMBURG would be wall, considering that instead of Imperial. The Post Hero we find the cross, a symbol Rogers,

London, May 9.

HANKOW some of my hearers are probably master held that the use of Hong- used by the old time Egyptians to Dee and others." They were supplied

Six delegates from the National HARDIN not collectors, to Introduce my rekong stamps, under former rulinge, signify life, in Gaul as a symbol of

the sun and by the Incas of Peru by Paramount's casting office.

This entertaining marks with a few words on stamp presupposed that their users wore

Bign of the god of rains. | which comes to the Kiedy-drama

Theatre Unemployed Workers' Union were from the will be civilians and that such letters collecting in general. I

home story of in- escorted by police brief, and trust that those of you should be paid at full rates. Again Here also is the fleur de lle, an an- who are not intercated in philately a compromise was reached. Thus clent pagan as well as Christian dulgent parents confronted with the Japanese embassy because they will at least find something in what we so that from the very birth emblem, used in Egypt as a symbol inodern problem to two extravagant refused to leave without seeing I have to say to demonstrate that of our postal system our stamps of the life and resurrection of the i children who give scant consideration the ambassador with whom they Deposit received for one year or shorter DAIREN

to their parent's opinion. The picture god Horus, later adopted as an

had not made an appointment. some deride as a foolish were making history, bits

pungent

The secretary, with whom the "Slicking of

Now it would seem obvious to all heraldic device by King Clovis of provides many dramatle scenca partime

France and first introduced into plete with heartthrobs and

humour. of postage of coloured paper into books" of us that

delegates argued for three hours, the English coat of arms by Ed- whole starnpa to prepay postage was an reality,

said they declared that they were is,

"The Night Angel." recreation fer Ideal improvement on the old eye-ward III. With this we find the mental

friends of the Soviet of Russia Home

Racine, Wisconsin, can proudly tem. What we should do to-day trefoil, the origin both youth and adult.

In the first place, for the benefit without them it is difficult to doubtful, some holding it to be, boast that one of her sons han made and demanded Japan to cease her movies. For Fredric warlike acts against the Soviet. of non-collectors, let me point out imagine, but In the beginning, like the shamrock a symbol of the good in the that every postage atump, by what- strange as it may seem, their use trinity, others that it is emblematic March was born there. The young The secretary replied that Japan ever country issued, shows on its was met with a storm of protest of the union of England, Scotland man who became one of the really had no warlike intentions against

and it was some years before the and Ireland. The greatest interest great favourites of talkie-dom in the the Soviet or any face something connected with the

theatrical career until great sciences of history, and get public got used to them and learned in the Victorian stamps, from the short space of a year, never seriously Renter.

us into the to appreciate the service they ren-point of view of the collector, aspired to nuz after he was gradun-

Lytton Mission. graphy. Some take

centres round the provisional issuca more than a year

ted from the University of Wisconsin.

Harbin, May 9. realms of anthropology and natural dered.

most of which were accessitated by

He had taken an active part in stu

Longue Commission history, while others have relation

The first issue of stamps for the changes in the postal rates owing dent dramatics at the University, and to the arts, to architecture, ship-

one time he and his side-kick of the rived here this evening. Special Alexandris to the fluctuation of the dollar, and

to Delvis building, bridge construction, the

Home to the first attempts to change class of 1920 filled in with a vodvil precautions had been taken cutting of canals, the erection of Colony made its appearance in 1862 of Sir

over to a decimal currency. One act at a Madison theatre. But after guard the line from Changchun Berli and many during the Governorship national monumenta

Robinson. Dissatisfied

and other forms of public activity. A Hercules

with the state of local postal affairs of these stamps is of special inter- he emerged with honours including against attack.-Reuter.

est in that it was issued for use the presidency of the senior class

"letters" in football and track versity closer study of stamps gives us

on postcards only. It appeared in he took a job with the National Among other things splendid exam- he suggested to the Home Govern- plea of the development of the arts ment that the general use of Eng- two values, 3c and Ge, some of the city Bank of New York City. The latter being later on overprinted job was in the form of a "scholar- lish stamps be authorised and made a requisition for a quantity of the THREE for local use. At times ship" maintained by the bank under different values necessary.

into the presidency of Frank Vanderlip. idea was disapproved, however, and revenue stamps were called

when He worked as an embryo banker for 180 for postal purposes,

year, and then decided to havo As we glance over the sperimenн the suggestion was made that the higher values were needed.

try at this thing called acting. His Canton are all really werking in our collections we are carried Colony should follow the example

of other Colonies and have its own In connexion with those emer-

first professional connexion with the for the best interests of the country.

tion. away in thought by land, sea or

gency issues I would like to point stage was as a third assistant direc-ie is entirely hopeful for unifica- air to the uttermost parts of the issue. Sir Herculen Robinson was

Sir Robert Ho Tung rejoiced at Не "Deburau, earth, on voyages of exploration, secking a solution for a big problem out that while unquestionably some tor with the David Belasto to the north and south poles and to and when this suggestion was make countries have made more or less managed to get a small speaking part the signature to the Chinese and Apecialty of unnecessary aur in the production, and used this ex- Japanese armistice. He bald a the equator. In an hour we ae he did not hesitate to act on it, of

After consultation with the Colonial charged and overprinted issues for perience as a recanondation for fur-warm tribute to the work of Sir complish, amid comfortable

derived ther stage performances. There fol- Miles Lampson and his French, roundings what cost Magellan 98: Secretary he sent forward a rough the sake of the revenue

sales, the lowed a year

Ohio,

In stock in Dayton, Italian and American colleagues. THE HO HONG BANK, and another year In Newark, days of untold suffering and priva- drawing of what was to become from increased stamp

J. Next came New York assign- tion the circumnavigation of the Hongkong's first stamp, drawn by postal service of Hongkong has on

ments to parts in "The Lawbreaker," globe; and we have moreover the Mr. J. A. S. Alves, a clerk in exceptionally clean record in this

regard, and that the numerous puppets" and "The Half Castle." privilege of breaking our journey the Post Office together with and penetrating into the wilds of requisition for stamps of seven de varieties that may be found in some

pany of Ann Harding's "Tarnish. Africa, the mountain fustnesses of nominations: 2c, 8c, 12, 18c. 24c, issues, particularly in those of 1891 Later he played in the Chicago com-

These higher values to 1898 in which it was found

There followed three years of stock Tibet and the Himalayas, of en-

in Denver. joying the beauties of the Pacific sound strange to us in these days necessary to add to each stamp aur- glories but they tell of the financial situa- charged in English, a correspond- Islande, the ancient

Greece, tion of the time and of the early ing Chinese surcharge, laboriously of Babylon, Persia,

efforts of the authorities to solve a printed with a small wooden block the Rome, and and

were all perfectly legitimate and vole of the old time civilian currency problem which still re- tions of Egypt, of the Incas of Peru mains very much up in the

The unusual values were called for effort to create them. Along and the Aztecs of Mexico. this line 1 might continue inde- because the postal rates were fixed on the basis of a 4/2 dollar at a finitely but time will not permit time when the decimal system had The point I wish to bring out is this, that stamp collecting, intelli- not come into use. gently undertaken, is not a child's game, but a pastime that enables us better to understand the funda- mentals of the history and geo- graphy of the world in general and gives us a clearer idea of what is going on in our midst and round In a word, philately has the same relation to the sciences and to world history as have the illustrations in our modern books, newspapers and magazines.

With these Introductory remarks I will pass on to the stamp issues of this Colony. A non-collector looking over a display of Hongkong stamps, more especially of the early Victorians would probably ask himself what special interest the specimens offered. He will find them for the most part uniform in design, the Victorians having con- tinued in use with practically no

of steel engraving, lithography and the various forms of printing.

Philatelle Travelogue.

about us.

Bur-

mar-

1

48c and 96c.

This

a

of

N

London, May 9.

A hopeful view of China's in- ternal situation was taken by Sir Rubert Ko Tung, who, interviewed, pointed out that Peking, Nanking,

Reuter.

air. the errors occurred without anyummy" as Ruth Chatterton's hus-in the Government, and those in

Lyone

Dairen (Dalny)danis

Fengtian

Maznahi Nagoya

Shanghai Shimonowell

Singapore Sourabaya

(Mukden}

ambers

Newchwang

a

llaskow

New York

Hydney Tientsin

Hongkang

Ounka

Peiping

Torka Tyingtau Interest allowed on Current Accounta Depolis received for axed perioda at rates to be obtained on application.

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Pald-up Capital strengthening of the separatist

Reperto Liabilities of Share March religiously passed up numer- movement in the South, is Indicat-

boldere semi-official statement ous offers to play in silent picture ed in a during these years. But when gelatin in which it is openly admitted that

to accept waxed vocal ho decided

the "co-operation between leaders Paramount offer on a part in "The band. It was his work as "Tony" in retirement. has not been as close the Morose (Los Angeles) stage pro- as it might have been."

being Preparations are of "The duction

Royal Family" which brought him the offer. Since "The made for a conference at Hang- March acquitted himself with such made by Mr. Wang Ching-wel and over-Dummy" (produced late in 1923) chow where every effort will be

distinction as

a_long-term to gain featured contract with the Paramount Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to secure

the pacification of the organisation. He has been in

"The Wild following Paramount, productions: The statement says:

Farty," "Jealously," "Ladies Love Brutes," "Manslaughter," "Laughter." "Sarah and Son, "Honour Among Lovers," "The Royal Family of Broadway" and now "The Night Angel," which is now showing at the King's Theatre.

Historical interest in the Vic- torian issues clones with the pearance of Hongkong's only com- memorative Atamp, the 2e printed in January 1891 to memorate the jubilee of the Colony, Regarding this I will not go into details as the subject has been re- ventilated in the Stamp cently Topic column of the S. C. M. Post at considerable length.

Some delay was caused in the supply of these stamps as the Colonial office in London held out for a decimal currency but finally gave in and the printing contract was placed in the hands of Messrs, De La Rue und Co. who from that day to this have printed all the stamps for the Colony. The first Printings wore delivered in the Colony on December 8, 1862 and on

Of the subsequent issues there is the following day the Colonial Secretary acknowledged their re-little to be said. Both the Edwar- ceipt and stated that they had dian and Georgiun issues are fami- already been placed on sale.

Subsequent Issues.

Atlar to most if not all of you. They the same time he requested the have maintained their simplicity of printing of two more values-a 30c for postage on letters via Mar- seilica and a 6c for newspapers via the same route, the rates having been changed since the making of the first order.

We again have the historical ele-

design and almost absolute uni- formity, the only important differ- ence being in the watermark of the paper on which they are printed. Moat British Colonies, during the war, issued war tax stamps, but Hongkong carried on and did her without defacing her

"Over the Hill."

Claire Maynard, who makes her screen debut in "Over the Hill," the; Fox drama. opening next Sunday at the King's Theatre with James Dunn, Sally Ellers and Mae Marsh in the featured roles, in one girl who was handed her movie contract on a silver platter.

It was at a dinner recently that Fox Vice-President and General Miss Maynard mot Mr. Winfield Shee

han,

now

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Yesterday's ofcial quotation in Messrs. Gocke and Co.).

important variation for 40 years.ment in stamps prominent in the share in the service of the Empire Manager in charge of production, Basle.-2 11s. 6d.

and the Georgians from 1912 to the present a period of 20 years. If, however, the stamps are allowed to tell their own history it will be found to be a very interesting one. 1811 to 1862.

While the history of the Colony goes back to within a year of the appearance of the first adhesive stamp the ld black of Great Bri- tain, Hongkong did not have its own postal issues until 1862-22 Prior to that time the years later. distribution of the malls east of a

were made available for use in the mark that would in time to come treaty ports which had been opened recall the tragedy of bloodshed that up in China. by the Treaty of held its place in the limelight of Nanking on August 29, 1842, that the world's stage for four disno- 18 Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Shang-trous years.

hai and Ninpo as well as in Wham- There remain but one issue that pon, Macao, Swatow, Nagasaki and calls for remark the little oblong labels which make us pay for the Yokohama. On stamps thus used We And the postmarks Al neglect of others to suficiently pre-

the Amoy, for

C1 for Can-pay

their communications-the Lon. El for Foorhaw, N1

engaged Miss Maynard in conversa tion and become so impressed with her poise and beauty that by the time the coffee was served Miss Maynard, despite her lack of stage or sereen experience, was signed for a role in "Over the Hill" which Henry King directed.

"Allas French Gerlie."

she prevails on him to quit bat he attempts one last job in defiance of her entreaties, which almost proved the undoing of both of them.

for Ningpo, S1 for Shanghai, S2Postage due stampa. These first Theatre, The public was pleasurably Ince nnd Daisy Belmere. Its greatest!

The obliteration for Hongkong was B62 for regular mails and 62B for supplementary ones.

Simplicity of Design.

came into ប៩៨

A well-cast talkie, this, produced under the capable direction of George Archainbaud, and distinguished by supporting players of excellence. Among those who appear are Robert Emmott O'Connor, Betty Pierce, John feature is the triumph of Bobe Daniels an a noteworthy actress well capable formance as the public may ask.

"Danger Lights." Custom has decreed that tests must be made of aspirants for,zoles in mo

Bot

for Swatow and Y1 for Yokohama. December 1, 1923. They have in Daniels, when she enacted her stir of giving as fina a dramatic per-

their corners the swastika and in the centre the appropriate design of a pair of scales in one pan of which is a letter which is obviously direction-as destined to carry one of the stamps, Credit for this design Kwan Kin-aan, employees of the given to P. A. V. dos Remedios and Postoffice Department.

muat be

A thrill awaits you at the Queen's that In Hongkong on surprised and fascinated by

metvoric screen personality, Bebe ring role in "Rio Rita." Now this superlative songbird of the vocal line drawn approximately 90 de-

screen shows her talents in another an eminently capable greca east of Greenwich was made

and distinguished dramatic actress in by the postal authorities of the

"Alina French Gertle." Thla talented I have already said that the de- East India Company, by way of

was racing through comedy high aside in one case, however, when a Macao where a British official was sign for the Victorian stamps is

jinks on the silent scroen, shows her newspaper picture won a contract for appointed to take charge of the noteworthy for its simplicity. Let

young lady, who not many years ago Lien pletures. This decres was

ua examine it a little closer. The tranamission of the mails to and

self to be a performer of rare power Jean Arthur, featured player in Radio from the Colony. This arrange-

Queen's head is engraved in the

and eleverness. She plays with fack Pictures' spectacular all-talking mail- In closing I must give due ac-lity and builds her scenes to strong road drama "Danger Lights," at the ment lasted until 1842 when a post-conventional style of the period,

to sources from climaxes.

Queen's Theatre,

New York City. office was established in Hongkong. the only deviation from uniformity knowledgment

information has

Jean was born been "Alina French Gertio" is a drama- In the following year Hongkong's being the result of rotouching in which postal affairs passed to the con- the shading of the bust and back-derived, including Gibbons Stamp tic inside picture of the society "rac-Sho attended public schools there. Her trol of the Imperial Government, to ground. Here the stamp teaches Monthly (articles by S. C. Morion), kot" as practiced by smoothworking appearance and regal bearing attrac- be transferred back to local juris- us something of the art of engrava philatelic handbook on Hongkong "French" maids and their male acted the attention of commercial artist diction in 1860 whereupon the ing and printing. The printing by Bertram W. H. Poole and last complices. The men in the story is while she was in high school. Soon well played by Ben Lyon, who makes her portraits graced advertisements in Post-Office Department came into was dono in one single impression, but not least the studies made by his feat screen appearance opposite rotogravure auctions. One of these the central part of the stamp hav- the well known local specialist, Mr. Miss Daniele in this film. The talkie portraits captured the faney of an boing.

was ing in each case been produced William Sayers. Hoping that describes the adventures of Gertle, al- executive from a picture studio. Jean the practice for persona poat- from a mother die, the border be have not bored you and expressing ways scheming and planning success was sent for, offered a contract to

for the ful coups on the rich with the aid of appear in plectures and with in Ing Ietters,

the ing afterwards engraved around it. my sincere appreciation

minor differences to be favour that has been extended me her accomplice; then suddenly realize days was sent to Hollywood-without amount of postage over the counter, of the

ing, after

Caught ho.is

and sentenced a tost. Her

Lights" her the only adhesive stamps used be found in the several stamps I wlik by Z.B.W. of giving me an opport- | ing, svet in fall, that the price is too, sufficfont. "Danger in the paper WAR into details, but several thle Sho had the dis- tricted to the navy and army. It variations in the English and to your attention, I now wish you her love for Jimmy Hartigen, now tinction of being the only woman in seoms that this custom originated Chinese inscriptions are apparent all good night and as a parting shot languishing in jail, but when he is the cast which made the 21,000 mile from the fact that relatives of men over one or two points in the do- In our hobby.

to the naked eye. There are how-invite you all to join us collectors released abo continue the racket be-location trip to Montana and other on the station sent stampe in their

cause of his insistence. EventuallyNorth and Middle Western states.

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atley and Weltevreden, * The offices have safe deposit butes to bet London Bankers:-National Provincial Dan

Correspondents wil over the world.

DANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANBAOTED.

A. STOKKINË,

Manager. Hongkong, 1ert December, 1981.

THE BANK OF CANTON LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1912.

Head Ofico:-Hongkong,

RECORDS Authorised Capital .................

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THE

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BRUNSWICK HOUSE

Arcade, Gloucester Bldg.

Fald-Up Capital Reserve Fund .. BRANCH.

1,100,000

Canton, Shanghai, Tiankow, Huales, Bangkok, New York and Ban Tra LONDON BRANCHES 10–

world.

The Llays Bank, Limited. Compendents in all principal elifow of the Forsign Bishangu and Basking banizono ot every description_tranencies.

Safe Deposit Bonus. (varions "atzea). s yourly venial of tram là to V60,

LOOK POONG BEAN,

Chief MannaTE,

Hanchana, 19th March, 1903,