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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932.
'QUAKE SCARE IN
́ ́ENGLAND.
HOUSES ROCKED BY A SERIES OF TREMORS.
London, Jan, 24.
Houses were rocked and consi- derable alarm was created by n series of violent earth tremora felt aver a wide area around Manchos. for yesterday, "
Shocks Insting for several sec- onds roused people from their beda, and in some ensen property. was alightly damaged.
At least five distinct tremors were felt at Swinton and Montan, and one Monton resident stated that his house was shaken to such an extent that plates were thrown
from a shelf and smashed.
Other places at which shocks
were experienced
included:
The gaunt ruins of a once-imposi ag building in the Chupal district.
Urmston, CH'ton. Worsley, Lower | WE ALLE NOT AFRAID TO Broughton and Eccles.
WILA
11
Mr. A. Banks, of Clovelly-road,
***There told n reporter. loud rumble and the house seemed to rock-n though fl was in the grip of a slant. Ten minutes inter there was another rumble, follow- ed by a second several seconds,”
shack Inst Ind
Mr. W. Firth, of Pobon-street, Lower Bioaghton, said that when' the tremur started the window panos rattled and he thought there Later was a gale springing
.
he noticed a bed vibrating, and a four rattled louds someone were trying to enter.
Pit Subsidence?
1ch
Man reports from plices in the area state that the shock were so severe that furniture pocket 10- lently.
Tet at Stonshurst College Uh- servatory, a few miles away, there was no record, and Mr. J. J. Shaw, the West Bromwich seismologist, stated that bis instruments. also been unaffected,
had
Father Rowlands, of Stonyhur Caller, altributed the tremors to
a coalmine surface subsidence.
Manchester
In Ma Inst year was the centre of an earth trentor which shook East Lancashire severely that people were out of bed.
Helg
THINK FOR OURSELVES.
4Continued from Page 8.)
for
comfortable the tons of the habit of tacit requiesrozee in cur- rent conventions which distinguish- et their own youth.
A
IN
DEFENCE OF BYSTANDING.
By A. P. GARLAND.
Sa bystander, with some pride
In my work, i rent the Alur! that was east the other day on by- standing by a writer who com- plained that no effort was ninde fo stop a street alfray.
Why should a bystander inter- fere? fix motto is the same as that of the faithful old clown in all stories about vircases. "The show must go OB.
HONGKONG SHARE
MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.
No change, and only twi sales of5eally reported,
Safes
Hotels cold) $13. Flost. Inars, 45 Prein
Buyers.
Union Insurances, $49 Hotels (old), $13. chinese styles $95,
Singapore Tracions (Pren) 140. Amusement: $19
Govt. ans, 357 Preus
Sellers, Hongkong Banks, $1350, Docks. 520.
China Lights (out), $21.
EXCHANGE RATES.
Previous Day.' Yesterday,
88
HS! 17.13/161 .17.75
14.9/32
IR!
Take the ease of the hull that ran amok In a Bedforshire town und. s the story went, "attered the
¡Paris bystanders."
The bull did That is nonsense.
Geneva They Berlin. nat scatter the bystanders.
Osie Israttered themselves,
Helsingfors, Athens....... Buenos Aires Shanghai
They saw that the butt, for Pen ens best known to himself, wantid a clear eld in which to carry out So they gave certain manEKONIT, him one. And if they did it in harry it was because the hull was also in a hurry.
A little touch like thu! breeding.
when Again,
M
New York Amsterdam
Vienon Madrid shows Bucharest #longkong bowler Brussela". PLACATING THE EVIL blows off his head and tries to com- Silan
mit suicide under a taxicab, the Stockholm genuine bystander will never make Prag
frantic dive to save it from des- Lisbon truction. He watches the drama
SPIRIT.
BURNT OFFERINGS IN FOR TUNE TELLING CHARGE.
The Detached Altitude.
200
14.074
18+
220
70
PATI
80.11/1 1/11,9/16 1/11.13/16, 3.46 8.561 .32 .319
57716
K.601
45
1/533/16
D80 1/5.13/1
2542%
24.15/14
.66
664 18.1/10
1163
117'
100
1095,
.4!h .1/6,6/0
4.3/16
1/6,0,315
1/113/6
301%
#23 19.15/15 201, British Wireless.
Bombay. with deep interest, but he keeps on yokohama. 1/11%
Atontevideo his own site of the Footlights.
116 Montreal.4.93 Ammanford, Jan. 28.
to is this detacherl, non-enmittal Silver (spot)...19.13/16
that: How a burnt offering was made
(forward) 20 of the avstander to placate an evil spirit which atilde was sald to stand between a Car makes him so entrancing a feature. marthenshire furmer and fortune the speini_lamiscape,
)
from a rich uncle abroad wan ex- One day, for instance, last stim- plained to the magistrate at Llanner, a Bolshie orator, whose Fer-
sawel, Carmarthenshire, yealer. lay.
Lily Jones. aged 60, and her daughter. Violet Jones, 22, both of the Now Bungalow, Mountain Hare Merthyr Tydfil, were charg ed with "pretending to tell for tunes so as to mislead his Majesty subjects."
The mother was fitted 30s.: the daughter, who had pleaded not guilty, was discharged.
The farmer, Morris Jones, of; Penygraig, and the women drove up in a saloon motor-car.
The older woman, he said. told him that he had a relative abroad
Ture Wire much stoned with redish vegetation, was lecturing In Hyde Park on the Five-Years At the end of his impassion- Plan. ed address he askevå if anybody and Thereupon any question to ask.
a mildlooking bystander, held up his hand like a schoolbag and said, for "Did you ever do anything that nose of yours?"
Few people realise to what extent bystanders art as a stimulus to in dustry and high endeavour.
Take the case of such road-re- pairers as forge that hideous au- tomatic drill with its machine-gun Accompaniment and rely on the ald
and sledge-hammer Cashione
wedge.
i When bystanders are
around,
who wan going to leave him watch the graceful stance and poise large sum of money.
of the hammerman, the careless ac
He was invited to gaze in aeracy of his swings and the cer- crystal. The woman wrapped the fainty of his aim. He is trying to crystal in a black cloth, on which please his publle, mud good werk she sprinkled salt, and after an dts, Incantation he saw the words, 3
But if there are no bystanders he
"Overcome evil by good." Looking adopts a listless air, his timing is
again he saw the figures £500.
The woman said an evil spirit stood in the way and a burnt of fering would have to be made.
far from good and only ten often the hammer als on the knuckles of the man holding the wedge, making the latter regret bitterly that he had not started life in the cooked meat industry.
At her bidding, said the farmer,
Similarly, a bill-poster, ander ob. he produced a £1 note and a half-i
wrapped servation by bystanders, rises to Rovereign, which were
hot glite of greal artistry. 1
with great ceremonial and do
posited on a plate, over which enlour scheme becomes more dar
ing. were drawn two strip of paper
Tues
tries
Tor #
little
In the form of a crons. The offer. I shinroscaro and his brushwork is
ing was then placed in the kit holder and armer. Sometimes, in chen fire.
A charm was produced and the farmer was bidden to wrap it in money, not loss than E, and con- cos! it in his bad.
fact he becomes vo lost in his work that he falls off the ladder. That
is an unforgettable moment.
At the Shop Window. Likewise a window dresser in a departmental store finds much in- of by- spiration in the presence
On a subsequent visit by the anders. Gribby's stock of Gent's
women, while rites of
offering of EZ were being perform ed, two policemen emerged.
The burnt offering was anatch ed from the fire and was found to contain only an empty cigarette packet, while the charm Was a plece of tinfoil.
were
further Winter Pyjamas never were dia
played so dramatically as one day when night fat faces, the property
keen bystanders, of nonic pressed against the window. And Mr. Speffe, of Jimps and Carboy's, who in temperamental, simply re fuses to make a start with the crepe do Chine until his crop of by. stunders have rallied round-which they always do.
The El notes were found on the floor at the foot of the two women.
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SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following in the list of local share quotations laaued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1350 . Chartered Banks, £12 n. Mercantile A. and B., £18 n. East Anala, $127 n.
Insurances.
Canton In.. $1,350 n.
Union Ins., 105 b.
China Underwriters, $4.621⁄41⁄2 n. China Fires, $590 m.
LK. Fire in., $1,260 n.
Shipping.
Douglaser, $26 n.
H. K. Steamboate, $23 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.) $32 n. Union Waterboats, $25 n.
Mining.
Denguents, $11.75 n.
Kaftans, 25/- m.
S'hal Explorations, Th. 2.10 n. Raubs, 339 n.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $154% 8. - Whampoa Docks, $29 s.
South China Motora $10 n. Providents Cold), $4.90 sa.
Hongkowa, Tls. 220 it.
New Engineers Tla. 6% n. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 901⁄2 n.
Coltons.
n.
Ewo Cottous Tls. 14 Shanghai Cottons, The. 80% o Zoon Slaga Tis. 11% n.
Lands, Hotels, etc. HK. Hotel fold) $13 b. ILK. S. Hotels (new) $13, n.
H. K. Landa, $76 n. Shai Lands, Tis. 30 n. Humphreys (old) $19% n. Realties. $11.65 n.
Public Utilities. Tramways, $20 n. Peak Trams; (old), $15,60 n.
ITALIT
BANKS.
P. & O. BANKING THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SBANGILA,
CORPORATION LTD
(Incorporated in England, 1920.)
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Authorised Capital ..............£1,600,000 | smerve Fund ... Saberzibed nad Paid Up.......... 2.894.190) išmervo Liability of Proprietara ..
180,000 Reserve and
AUENCIES And BrancAKS.
FIEAD OFFICH
12. Leadenhall Street, London, EC. 3.
BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised OngİMİ PEY......$40,196,990. Lasood and Jully Zaldan ........................ 24,099.00 | Bootrys FRASI |---
Sterling ................ME,200,000 .......840,000,000
Reserve Läskillty of Proprietate 1.8M398.00. READ OFFICE BUNGEONS. BUAKU UF DIKKUTURA.
W.
Hon. Mr. O, th. J. Mackie, Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J; Pausson,
Deputy ChairMAS.
Dell 134. T. Yourvo, Bos
A. IL Compton, Eng. J. A. Piummett, Bas T. U. Shaw, Rao, Q. Miskin, Ers
3. P. Warzan, Hao-
V. MURAYBURN. BOG. CHIKT MANAGER.
BRANCHES.
LUNDON
LYOND
MALADGA MANILA
BRANCHES1-Bombay, Calcata, Calleur CAWNFORM KUALA Colombo. Hogan, Madr. boh, CKOU Bisexporn
Incorporated by Rayal Charter 1813.
READ OFFICE-LONDON. Pald-Up Capital
3,000,000 6,800,000 8,000,00
ALOR BIAR ILULLA
AMBITHAR
HANGKOK
IPUR KARACHI
KANGVON BAJOMIN
SEMARANG
BATAVIA
KLAND
SEREMBAN
WEST LONDON DRANCH. 14-18, Cockapur Buw, London, B.W.L
JUMBAY
KODE
SHANUIAL
CADCUTTA KUALA CANTON
KANGOAX
BINGAPORE SITIAWAN SOURABAYA
LUMPUR
TAIPING
COLOMDO
KUOHINO
TIENTAIN
MADRAS
MANILA
TONGEAD
(Dbuki)
BEDAN
NEW YORK
PEPINO
THINUTAŬ TOXUAMA KAMBOANGA
AXOY
BANGKO
BUMBAT
Peking}
BATAVIA
PENANG
DALOUTTA
MUAN (Jobes)
CANTON
Parlam Kxchange and evened Banking
fame tranenclad.
BUEDEN
CH200
COLUMBO DAIREN YOOCHOW HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
KANKOW
HARBIN
| KONUKEW
ILOILO
AGENCIES:—to all the principal towns of DAREN
DELFI the world.
General Exchange and Beaking DoulomáIPHONG transacted Loans and overdrafts grated OG HAMBURG approved security. Current and Fixed Depost | HANKOW recounter oprsed.
FARDIN BAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS:—inter HONGKONG allowed at rate which may be obtalsed on application.
TRAVELLERS CHEQUES ISSUED. Passenger travelling Homeward at 25 commended to obtain a Letter of Creda from o, which can be cubed through the Pure of any P. and D. * 8. 1. & N. Bleanser at at any of the Branches of the Dorporation.
W. 7. WADDINGTON,
Acting Manager,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
Curren Acous pened and Depcette reseived for one year or shorter periods t 护 which will be quoted on
J. STUART,
Manager. Sangkung. 11th Ages, 1981.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.
Capital (ully paid up). 108,008,000 113,000,00 Basive Fend
READ OFFICE.—YOKUHANA.
Branham nd Aavncies at
Kal Ther
Alexandria
10. Des Voeux Road, Centrai,
HONGKONG.
Capital & Surplus over H$8,000,000 Total Resources over $30,000,000 Rombay Every description of Banking Calenta and Exchange business transact- Chanseban cd.
Canton
Rio de
Janeirs
Balgon
Bas Panelen
Bentle
Bemerang Shanghai Ahimonoseki
Hingspers Bourabaya
Karach!
Kobe
London
Los Angele
Leona
Manila
Dairen (Dalny) Nagmak! Fengtion
Nagoya
Malden! Newchwanz
New York
Hankow
Oka
Bydney Tentei
Hardin
T'elping
Tokyo
Telmanfa
finall
Thington
Branches and Agencies all over the world.
Current and Fixed Deposit Ac- counto in local and foreign curaburg rencies opened for clients.
Savings Acenunt and Safe De-Hongkon posit Boxes.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Star Ferries, $94 n. China Lights, $21 8.
1. K. Electrls, $75 1. Maeso Electries, $23 n. Telephones, $43 n. China Buses, Tls. 16 n. Singapore Tractions, 3/- n.
Industriale.
Malabons, $38 n. Canton Ice., 5 n. Cements (com.) $16.85 n. Ropes, $16.40 n.
Stores, etc Dairy Farms, $20. Watson, $16.50 n. Der A. Wings. $1. Lane Crawfords, $6 n. Mackintosh, $19. Sinceres $16 n. Powells, $3.80 n.
Miscellaneous, Amusements, $19% b. Entertainments (old) $16% n. Constructions (old) $5.16 n.
S. C. Enterprises $10 n. B. Ind. G. Bonds. $58 v. Loans, $3 b. Prem. Constructions (new), $1.76 n.
ASBESTOS CEMENT SHEETS
THE EVERLASTING ROOFING
MATERIAL
Particulars and Prices from
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Sole Agents.
Rangoon
7
lateret allowed ea Qurrent Accosats. Deposita Tateived for Azed perioda si role to be obtained on application.
H. MORI Hongkong, March 11th, 1981.
MARSHY.
THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED.
(ESTABLISHED 1917.)
Anthuriaed Capital
Loved Capital
Paid-up Capital
Rmerre Liabilities of Bhar
boidere
Borgh
ХРОН
JOHORE
KODE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
NEW YORK YKLPING PENANG RANDOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI BINGAPOR
SOURABAYA
SUNGHI PATARI THENTAIM
TOITO TSINOTAG
ТОКОНАНА
Castina Awunte opwed ha Look) OervaRN ind Fixed Deposita received for che Ter
beriar periode in koond Darrency and Sterile un terme which will be cnoted on applianalan
Hongkong, 18th May, 1981.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE
The Buste of the above Bank in mea ducted by the MONGKONG AND KEANUTA: BANKING CORPORATION, · Balm my sitaloed en application.
FOR TIN HONGKONG AND CHANGRA DANKING CORPORATION.
ŠV. IL. GRAYBURN.
Hongkong, 241h July, 1990.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANI OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Strees New York
Straits 118,000,000 Capital, Surplus and Undivided
1,000,00
4,000,000
4.490,900
Profits...U.S.$224,584.291
Branches in
1.326,000 ARGENTINE
BELOTUN ORAZIL
BEAD OFFICE)—BINGAPORE. Branchen1 Agencies and Correspondenta s the principal clues of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchang buelom trusessiol.
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
BANK OF CHINA.
CHIL
CHINA TOLOMEGA
LONDON MEXICO PANAMA FERD FEILIPPINE IBLAND
JUHA DOMINGAN
FORT 200
REPUBLIC
INDIA
HAPAN
8712AITS
EXTTLEMEN
URUGUAT
VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellers' Let
Korganized October 16, 1928, unde saudal ters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques
charter of The National Government se sa INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK Subscribed Capital
Pald-Up Capital Emarvi Punde
Billa of Exchange and Cəhliz $23,000,000.00 Transfers bought and sold. Our 14,110,000.00 rent accounts and Savings Ban)
1,380,508.91
accounts opened and Fixed Do Įposita in local and foreign curren cien taken at rates that may be aɔ cortained on_application_to_thi_ Bank.
BEAD OFFICE: SHANGRAJ.
BONGKONG BRANCO,
4. Que's Road Central, to our awerene branche io Oklas {and large connection in the important cone- mercial centre of the world, we are able to xtend to me alle special fellfiles for donio and foreign banking and suchange.
474 in beanie the war of unde and Lather Pabile of the Chlosse Govern
soth at home and abroad
BHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. LIMITED.
Head Office: 15, Graachurch Street, Londen B.C. L
Authorbed Capital
Bubcribed Capital
Paid Up Capital ....
Beserve Fund and Reel
BANTERA
£3,000,000
2,600,000
1,050,000
1,846,845
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Zad.)
BRANCHES ****
Bangkok
Ipob
Kandy
Karachi
Batavia Bombar
Calcutta
Jaloutre
Qabil
Hongkong
| Howrah
New Tark РЯВАНЕ
Палкосв
Kota Bhera Двалики
Enkla Lumpur Bila
Kunia Ki
Slogapore
Konin Liple
Bourabaya
Kuantan
Madrus
Port Louis (Mauritiu)
BONGKONG BRANCH,
Every devription of Banking and Techange ||
Travoljer Chaquae fused.
TRUSTZE AND EXECUTORZHIPS UNDERTAKEN,
We are also able to offer ow Customers the services of the Branches of the Internationa Banking Corporation in San Fran clsco, and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York |(France) B.A., in Parla and Nia.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Manager. Hongkong, 20th February, 1981
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. (Motherlande Tráčína Sedeky 3
BANKERI.
N
ESTABLISHED 1836.
Bongtour Offer: 11, Queen's Mosé, Centra Antheroad Capital......Galidem. 129,901,204- Fald-Up Omptial De/18«rs 39,009,0066- Borervo Funt nomm.Quildery 49,913,006- Kind Offer—AMSTRKAN
Besturs Broë Olmi-BATAYLA
DRANCORES(--Handfarmacia, Bandeaus/
Bombay, Calcetin. Chari
Heber, Djokjarkaris, Th per, Modius, Folembung, Post- Pesady, RADEDE Rotterdam, Barantang, China
Svorabala
(Bold) TJūsties and Weltevreden/m
* Those ellenu hereu auta depondi festa de des
Interset allowed en Currant, Acowania and Landets DinnerNation Ferrinak) Dani Fixed Deponita at Bates that may be vackr infoed en application,
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LONDON BAXIRES 100
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