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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,

CL SANDMA.

CANTON AGENTS

for

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BANKING BUDDIES OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION TRANSACTI

A. SPOREDIE.

Hongkong, let Desember, 1823,

THE BANK OF CANTON LIMITED.

Head Office:—Hongkong.

Authorial Capital Fald-Up Fund au Becerro Fond BRANCHER 20

LONDON BAXIRES 100

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