HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital......... $50,000,000
2
INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA
Issued & Fully Faid-Up $20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1883' Reserve Funds:
Sterling
£6,500,000 Paid-Up Capital H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
£3,000,000 ....£3,000,000
..$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prictors
£3,000,000
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Board of Directors:" A. L. Shields, Esq.,
W. H. Lock, Esq.,
Chairman...
Deputy Chairman,
Hon. Mr. J. K. Bousfield,
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
D. F. Landale, Esq.,
G. Miskin, Esq.,.
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
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Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
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BATAVIA
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STANGHAL
SINGAPORE
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H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chiej Manager
CALCUTTA
AGENCIES: TOE
KULA
LUMPUR
KUCHING
МАРНАВ
GENERAL
LUIS VAZ DE CAMOENS: HIS LIFE AND WORK
BY JAY MARTIN”
CONTINUED FROM SATURDAY
Camoens, who happened to
be passing at the time. cognised the two young men to be his friends, pisced him. self at their assistance and Joined In the sword-play. "Dom Goncalo Borges soon fell wounded and'. Camoens' found himself apprehended for the deed, his two companions hav- escaped through
ing
crowds..
4
the
...
Once again Don Jose HI had to judge the young man's conduct, and this time he was exiled. After nearly a year waiting for a ship, on March 7, 1553, Camoens sailed for India, but before his depar- ture, he penned his farewell in a sonnet to the ladies of the Court. “SEA OF STORMS":
to
SHIPWRECKED:
Early in 1558 Camoens returned to India, but on the way was ship- Wrecked on the coast of Cambodia. near the mouth of the river Me- kan There he lost all his belong- inga, but succeeded in saving, his beloved manuscripts-and-a-slave- Antonio, who was to become his faithful servant for the rest of his life.
His arrival, in Goɑ was fol« lowed by his arrest for a debt. During his incarceration In prison, Camoens received news of the death of Dona Cathe- rine de Athayde, who died in „1556, This news promoted him to write "Alma Minha Gendil,” one of his most beautiful, works.
During the
India, voyage
His release from prison was fol- Camoens listened to the sailors' lowed by two years of complete tales told on the ship and learned poverty in Africa, from which his BOURABAYA of the misfortunes and horrors friends sent him back to Portugal. which had befallen others who and, on April 7, 1570, after an had made the Cape passage before exiled absence of seventeen years, him.
Camoens arrived in Lisbon. While It was. therefore, inspired by others brought back rich cargoes, these tales that Camoens later Camoens only carried his manu- drew his Lusiad picture of the scripts the Lusfad that contain- giant Adamastor whose apparition ed glowing references to his coun- symbolises the terrible legends connected with the "Sea of Storms":
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ALSO up to date SATE DEPOSIT Box in various sizes To Lar
Hong Kong, 5th June, 1900,
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For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,"
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1939.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
Authorised Capital:....$10,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profits
5,588,600.00
2,883,032.01
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No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
Board of Directors:
Sir Bhousen Chow,«Chairman "
Li Ken Chan, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Eng.
P. K. Kwok. Eaq,
Wong Yan Tong, Eug.
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Wong Chu Son, Esq.
Kan Ying Io, Esq. Fung Fing Wah Esq.
Kan Tong, Po, Esq., Chial Manager, Li The Fong, Esq., Manager.
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Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
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18, PINE STREET,
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Interest Rates on Application.
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This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHABE NATIONAL BANK, New York, with Resources over U.S.82,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager,
BOMBS ARE OVER-RATED!
Grover Loening, airplane manufacturer and designer, lately called the bombing plane "a highly over-rated implement of warfare" that will play "only a minor part in any future confilet."
"Abombing plane never took anything." he told a meeting. "It's bombe have little effect other than to terrorize "civilians, and nation that allows itself to be ter- rorized by an air raid is a nation of sissies"
奥
Buy
rising through the darken'd air, Appall'd we saw an hideous Phantom glare; High and ensor- mous o'er the flood he.
tower'd "And thwart our way, with sullen
aspect lour'd: An earthly pale ness o'er his cheeks was spread, Frect arose his hairs of wither'd red: Writhing to speak, his
lips disclose, Sharp and disp
Towe
his gnashing teeth's
blue His haggard beard floor'd
quivering on the wind Revenge and horrer in his mien combin'd; His cloud'd front
by withering light
seard. The inward anguish of soul declar'd. His red eyes glowing from their dusky caves Shot Ilvið firea; Far echoing o'er the waves His voice resound'd,
the cavern'd shore With hollow groan repeat the tempest's roar. Cold gliding horrors thrill'd each hero's breast. Our bristling bair and tottering knees
confest Wid
con
dread
...deep a lengthen'd sigh he drew. A doleful sound, and vanish'd from the view: The frighten'd billows gave a rolling swell. And distant far prolonged the dismal yell, Paint and more faint the howling echoes die, And the black cloud dispersing leaves the sky, High to the anke! host. whose guardian care. Had ever round us watch'd, my hands I bear And heaven's dread king im plore, as per our head The end dissolved. An empty shadow filed....M
SATIRICAL WRITINGS:
וי
try.
ECONOMIC CHAOS!
tiam,
The grotto with Camoens bust on the pedestal Inscribed with lines
from "The Lusind.TM
that he was once forced to de- clare: "I was a knight and a fa- vourite of the ladies and had an income; but now I have neither the spirit nor the joy for anything" because I lack all these, and I am in such misery that my Antonio has asked for a "vintem" for coal and I have none to give him."
Camoens struggled to intra- duce bis Luxiad but dificulties were put across his way by the Jesuits who influenced the Hfe of the King Dom Sebastian. ". However, in 1572, the General Council of the Inquisition ad- judred his book for publica- tion."
On June 10, 1580. Camoens
· Lisbon was no more the flores- passed away his last Brief hours of cent Court where Camoens had fe in a humble residence in the passed his most happy years of presence of his mother and his youth. It was dominated by tana-slave-servant Antonio, And "While fostered by unscrupulous he lay dying, in the streets out- priests. Economic chaos stalked side the people were clamouring through the land, and a following against the Castilian yoke, bat plague served to reduce the people the Spaniard Philippe I had al- of Lisbon to further miseries.ready begun his march on For-
Surrounded by these conditions,
tugal. Camoens lived in such a poverty
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
リ
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO',
ANTWERP, LONDON,
STRAITS AND MANILA.
THE 8,8," BENLOMOND."
CONE
THE END
NOTICE TO CONSIGNKEB
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL- STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STELE "SOUDAN."
•
ARAY HONG KONG
PTH JUNE, 1939.
From ANTWERP,LONDON,GIBRAL TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA. PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO
100
AW STRAITS.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel are hereby miurmed that their Goods, are being landed sed placed 47 THIS 20x in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and, Godown Com pany's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are added.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being | landed at their risk into the hazardour andfor extra hazardous Godowns of the In Goa, Camoens became en- BOTO KONG AND KCWTOON WRAXY A amoured - with an
GODOWN COMPANY, LTD. whenos and/or half-caste Goanese lady called Lutsa Barbosa,
from the whartsi Delivery may be obtained. but he found time' apart to write: No Claims will be admitted after the satirically on the customs and Goods have left the Godowns, and all lives of the inhabitants of the Goods remaining undelivered after the place. all of which did little to 17th June, 1939, will be subject to rent, including date of arrival will be subject to make his residence there popular. presented to the Undersigned on or
“All Claima ugainas the Stemmer muri. Bent
Optional Goods will be landed here unless Enstructions have been given to the contrary Six Honis before arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days
No Fire Insurance will be effected by He was subsequently despatched to before the 1st July, 1838, or they will us in any case whatever, Macao with the office of Registrarnot be recognised of Widows and Orphans, an ap To comply with the General Bonded pointment which was really con- Warehouse Regulations, consiguses sidered as
a punishment for his must have a Revenue Officer in attend. free and open criticisms of Goa.
ánce when damaged dutiable goods are examined
he
In Macao, separated from political intrigues, into which always Was
fnevitably drawn. Camoens turned hi thoughts and rentes to the writing of the Luslad. There, In # grotto surrounded by Nature, the poet wrote with feeling and succeeded in com- pleting the greater part of his epic.
special interest to the renders of this article is the fact that a Visitors Book to the Grotto exists to-day in the possession of the writer's uncle, who is
COL Loening declared the Spanish civil war had proved the inerec- tiveness of bombing deets, which were "more or less ignored after the first raid scares."
The real War worth of the airplane will be in delivering foot soldiers, he said, pointing to Ger- many's use of transport planes to get troops into Austria and Italy's similar tactics in seizing Albania.
"I ALIT not discounting the material damage that the bombing plane can do," he concluded, "but airplane bombs are expensive and considering effectiveness, the cost and results do not balance."
LEPER HOSPITAL FOR WEST CHINATM SHANGHAI (Reuter By MRII)- | to our Clients special facilities for Construction of the frst leper
Domestic and Foreign Banking and hospital in West China, which will Exchange.
Head Office SHANGHAI
Hong Kong Branch
QUEEN'S ROAD,, C." South China Officen:.
CANTON
b. located on the campus of the West China Union University In Chengtu, Szechuan Province, has started following the receipt of a grant of £1,200 from the Mis sion to Lepers in London. In addi- tion, the Mission has promised an annual subaldy of £300.STUD We also handle the issue of Bonds The head of the new hospital and other Public Funds of the will be Dr. Wallace Crawford, a Chinese Government both, at Home Canadian missionary, who has
Abroad
Mark Uved in Szechuen for more than SHOU J. CHEN 30 years. He is head of the Uni
Managar Versity clinic
SWATOW
SHIUCHOW
KONGMOON TOIBHAN KINGCHOWA
grand-nephew of our
Comendador. Lourenco Marques .the Owner during the last century of the Grotto garden. Contained in this book are the signatures of many. famous or otherwise, well-known people. Among thes, many of which are indecipherable, are the names of Gen. UP. Grant (Pre- aldent of the USA), who accompanied by his ADG. I
Was
"F", """D. Grant, Ferdinand d'orleans, Due d'Alencon, grand son of King Louis Philippe); Sir John F. Davis (Governor of Kong) Dr. Bowring (EBM
Damaged Fackages must be left in the. Godowns for, axamination by the Cons signees, and the Company's "Burresors. Messrs. GODDARD & Doucías, ut 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.
Consignees are specially notified that
All breken, shafad and damaged Grooda are to be left in the Godowns, where it is necessary for 4 Revenue Officer to they will be examined on the 15th June, be present at the examination 1839, at 9 am, by Mesers, Carmichael | damaged dutiable esrgo, *& Clarke.
He Fire Insurance has been affected Bills of Lading will be countersigned by W.B. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) Lre
Agunta. Hong Kong, 19th June, 1989.
1
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 30th June, 1939, or they will not be recognized.ne
2
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godawng a [471|| MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agents, Hong Kong, Pth June. 1939, 1484
SERVICES · CONTRACTUELS, DES MESSAGERIES MÄRITIMES
-CONSIGNERS)
✅NOTICE,
8.8. *ATHOS Ha 16′A/80;
BRINGING CARGO. PRÓK“ MARSEILLES via SAIGON, etc. ARRIVED HONG KONG pr. WEDNESDAY, US 7TH JUNE, 1839.
si in Canton): King of VISPONSIGNEES are hereby informac
dia: Grand Duke, Alexis. of Russia; Visconde de Ban Januario, (Gov- ernor- of. Macao); Chang" Woo
of
described as
as "the largest giant in the world" Prince Auguste Coburg and Prince: of Coburg
Bir J Pope Hennessy
Governor of Hongkong); 0, C-
res da Silva (Governor of Macao);
Baron de Cercall Dr. Jos Thomson and wife Agnese
Thomson; Mrs. Mary Middletoni
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MANETERES
CONSIGNET NOTICE.
SA "SIKIANG'
BRINGING CARGO FROM.
·DUNKIRK" via HAIPHONG etc. ARRIVED, HONG KONG DOL THURSDAY, th 8 JUNE, 1939,
NONSIGNEES Are baraby informed
that their goods with the exception that their goods with the exception
of Opina, Tressure' and Valuables are of Opium, Treasure and Valuable ste
being landed & stored into the Godown being landed stored into the godowne of the Hong Kong Kowloon What of the Hong Kong Kowloon Whaf and Godown Co., Ltd) Koloog, Thenon Godown Co Ltd, Kowloon, hexos delivery be obtained immediately
delivery may be obtained immediately after landing
after
Landing
All claims murs be
and in to me on
or before the 17th June, 1939, or or before the 17th June, 1930, or they All Claimi, must be sent in to me on they will not be moognizedicola will not be moogaited.
Damaged Packages, will be azszaned Burveyor, Menari,
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company Burveyors, Messa
JJ. de Grata" (Governor of Man by the Company the presence of Goddard, & Douglas in the presence of
cao): Bir George P. Bowen (Gove ernor of Hongkong): F. de Souza Roza (Governor of Macao): Vice" Adın, Bowds (Commanding H.E.M.
Squadron fa FASTCA);
John Lee Davis
Kavy the
Governor of North CARNA
libert Cerman (Prelate Leo XIII); Louis de Rienzi cendant of the last of the Roman Tribunes Cols di Rienal) Domi H. Garcías de Cleredo (Spanish Minister in China 18. Stewart- Lockhart: and many others)
Goddard & Douglas
Befo
the Consignees at 10.00 am on Tues- the Consigneer 1000 xm, ou day, the 18th June 1838 Wednesday, the 16th June, 1989,
Consignees must have Officer in attendance when any dufiable goods are examined by the Company
No Fire insurance will be effected by
Bons Kour 7th June:1989,
Officer in attendance when
Consignees must-have... goods are examined by Burveyor.
No Fire Ingarance will be seted by BEN DE IN Bay out whatevan
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Hong Kong, 8th June
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1939.--PAGE 13
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Sailings
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. & LOS ANGELES
vis SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU
"88" PRESIDENT TAFT"
Sail-June 16th at 1201 A.M.
88" PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " 8.8" PRESIDENT PIERCE". 88. * PRESIDENT COOLIDGE "
June 30th at 12.01 AM
b
July 14th at 1201 AM.
July 29th at 10.00 ZEE
SS.
PRESIDENT TAFT"
Aug. 12th at 8:00 AM.
8.S
PRESIDENT-CLEVELAND”-
Aug. 26th at 8.00-A.M.
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTENE
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON
Via SURE
S.S. * PRESIDENT GARFIELD" Sails July 7th at 18 Noor 8.6. "PRESIDENT MONROE"
July 21st at 900 · P.M....
11
AND FORTNIGHTLY THERMAPTER
FOR MANILA
5.§. " PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" Sails Junë 23rd at 1.00 ̃ ̄‚Å‚M. 8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE "
S.S. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD" 88. * PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
July 7th at 1.00 AM.
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