THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1932.
NOW-NEW, CLEANER COOKING AND ECONOMY-
THE NEW
HOITAT
MOFFAT
ELECTRIC RANGE
FOR YOUR KITCHEN,
Prices from HK. $129 upoarda or on easy terma.
For years the kitchen was the "Black-hole" of the Hongkong home
Just a place in which the cook worked...Now comes the realization that this most important of rooms can be made just as clean, as tidy and satisfying to your ideas of pro- priety as any other room in the house-And so... the kitchen of to-day need no longer be the sooty eye-sore of a room it used to be, but a bright, sootless healthy place
women
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a room which Many people it will be a pleasure to show to your friends. have found the secret of this metamorphosis and, and every day, more
are discovering the happy wisdom of cooking by electricity, the beauty and cleanliness of Moffats Electric Ranges and the sur- prising economy it is possible to effect by their use.
A WEEK'S FREE TRIAL.
To residents in Kowloon we are able to offer a week's trial-POWER FREE-by arrangement with the China Light & Power Company. Several models of Moffats Ranges are on display at our offico. Call and select your cooker-take advantage of this free trial offer-soon.
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SOLE AGENTS:HONGKONG AND S. CHINA.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG.
CHINA
REALTY COMPANY 8% DEBENTURES
6% INTEREST 8% INTEREST VS MEANS ONE THIRD MORE INCOME
Moffat Cookers are BRITISH made.
Ever in step with TO-DAY
China Realty Company
* per cent. debentures offer
investment.
fi Accured
and une-
third more income than from a 6 per cent, in- restment.
Let us tell the facts of this opportunity. . Let us prove to you from our records the unique posi- tion we occupy in the investment world day.
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On suma of Tis, 100 or more 8 per cent, can be earned with safety. Why be satisfied with Iras? Avail yourself of this opportunity to acquire specialized know. ledge, it placer you under
out
no obligation.
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China Realty Company.
70, Szechuen Road, Shanghai.
Secretary,
Dear Sir,
...Preparing for
TO-MORROW
The China Realty Company, ever in step with To-day, is building for a future that can withstand the most severe strain.
By sound conservative planning, it has placed itself in the foremost position in the Real Estate World of Shanghai ... not only to-day is its fundamental stability unshakeable, but the girders of protection it has erected will carry a far greater load than it will ever be called upon to support in the future.
This point is the acid test of a real estate corporation. Because the financial future of thousands of Shanghai investors is to a great extent incorporated in the future of the China Realty Company, no effort has been spared to safeguard its integrity. The element of risk associated with sudden gains has been avoided, we have been content to build steadily but surely during the past 20 years.
To-day, China Realty Company investments are in a sounder position than ever before! And, judged by the considered opinion of the keenest real estate authorities in Shanghai, we believe that the future trend of events will lead to an even greater prosperity.
An unblemished record stands behind our past activities embracing- a prosperity that YOU may share lies ahead.
a future
:
We are in step with to-day, we possess the most accurate investment information available. we have paved and prepared the way for the to-morrow of your investment.
Please send me without obliga tion on my part a copy of your last balance sheet and other Information regarding your 8% debenture issue
Name
Address
This is No. 22 of a series of advertisements issued
to interest Hongkong investors in the liberal investment opportunities offered by the China Realty Company. Shanghai.
CHINA REALTY COMPANY
CAPITAL TAEL'S 5,000,000.00
FEDERAL
INC.. U. S. "A.
THE REAL ESTATE MARKET PLACE OF SHANGHAI *
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CINEMA SCREENINGS.
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.
Last summer the Fox Film Cor- paration selected three of Hollywood'n most promising players and crownod them with the coveted titles, "The Fox Debutante Stars of 1931, Thono actresses, who were Helen Mack, Linda Watkins and Canchita Mon genegro, ware chosen for their beauty, thoir nereen personality and their dramatic talent. Miss Watkins and Miss Montenegro have already made thair bows to local movie fans, the former in "Sob Sister" and the latter in "The Cisco Kid."
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINĂ.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 180.
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital Tarved and fully Pakkup Reserve Funde
$8,000,000
8,080,609
READ OFFICE:-LONDON, Pald-Up Capitel
merie Fand ........... Nerre Liability of Propreliore ..
1,000,400
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES.
PENANO ALOR STAR ILOILO AMRITHAR ΠΑΝΙΚΟΥ BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA OANTON CAWNPORE Q2BU COLOMBO DELIII
Mios Mack has not. But when “The Silent Witness" opens its engagement next Sunday at the King's"
"Theatre, local audiences will get their first glimpse of this charming, diminutive red hend who has had Hollywood agag since she arrived in the screen capital. HAIPHONG less than a year ago.
Miss Mack comes to the встест from the New York stage where sho has played since childhood. Her first role was in "The Idle Ina" and among her more recent successen ntc "Yellow," "Neighbours," and "Sub- way Express." While "The Silent Wit- nesa" is her first talking picture it Ja not her first screen appearance. She played with Gloria Swanson in the silent version of "Zaza" and in "Grit" with Glen Hunter.
In "The Silent Witness" Miss Mack shares leading feminine honours with Greta Nissen, alluring, blonde sercen the talking picture debut of that well known international stage atar, Lionel Atwill, who will be seen in the Hare rule he originated in the stage
HAMBURG HANLOW HARDIN HONGKONG
SINGAPORE
STTIAWAN BOURABAYA
fron KARACHI KLANG КОРК KUALA
RANGOON
BATCON
SEMARANG
BEREMDAN
BILANCHAL
KANGBAR KUALA
LUMPUR
KUCHING
MANILA
TAIPING TSIENTEIN TONGKAH
MEDAN
NEW YORK
TSINGTAO
TEPING
YOKOHAMA
(Paking
ZAMBOANDA
MADRAS
(Phuket)
....459,900,000 ***K2 38,000,000
Aberlina conc.... £1,400,000 Bitrar
..$10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Proprietare ....... 827,000,005
KRAD OFFICE. HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
1Tom. Mr. J. J. Paintson, Chairman,
TE. Peáros Esa.
Deputy Chairman.
Han. Mr. W. 11. Dell Z. A. Plummer,' Bos, A. 11. Compton, Esa.. T. 1. R. Khaw, Hos. M. T. Johnson, Eng. J. P. Warren, Esq. G Makin, D
AMOY DANGZOR BATAVIA
CANTON CHEFOO
Y, M. GRAYBURN EH. OBIET MANAGER
Foreign Exchange and General and Fixed CALOUTTA business transacted.
Accounte Current
opened Deposit received for one year or shorter COLONG periods at
which will be quoted en DAIREN application.
rates
J, STUART.
Manager Hongkong, 17th August, 1931.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
....................Y. 117,800,000.00
production of this thrilling mystery Capitat (fully gald up)......... 100.000.000 drama. Branwell Fletcher is - Reserve Fund other member of the original atage cast who appears in the photoplay ami Weiden Heybrun completes the number of featured players. In the Inrce
are euch
HEAD OFFICE-TOKOITAMA.
Branches and Agencies at
Honolula Kai Yoon Karachi
Alexandria
cast supporting favourites on Mary Forbes, Wyndham Batavia Standing. Billy Bevon, Lamsden Berlin Hare, Herbert Mundin and Alun Mow- Bombay bray.
Kobe London
Los Angele KEY
Calcita Canton Changchun Daires (Dalby) Nagasaki Feng ten
The picture which was directed by Marcel Varnel and R. L. Hough sells the gripping story of a self sacrificing father who risks his own life on the gallows to save his weakling sOn (Bukden) from the penalty for a murder he is Hamburg involved in. It was adapted for the
creen from the play of Inck DeLeonebla and Jack Celestin.
"Dumb-Bells" in Ermine."
Have you ever known one of those blue-nosed and obnoxious persons who go about poking Into other people's affairs-one that you'd like to get by the throat and slowly, just for the pleasure of it, throttle
Hanko
Nagora Newchwang
New York
Oka
Parl
Jango
Rio de
Janeles
Ban Francisco
Brattle
Betmarang
Bhimonoseki
#ingspora
Boorabara
Braner Tlentin
Tokyo Talmartam
long long - Felping
Enternet allowed on Current Soomania. Deposits rostred for sed periode al entre to be obtained on appeti
H. MORI.
Hongkong, Slot May, 1982.
LIMITED
(ESTADLASHI X917).
DRANCHES-
LONDON
MANILA
PEIPING
LTONB HALADUA
MUAB (Johor) MURDEN
NEW YORK
FOOCHOW
HAIPHONG
HANDURG
HANKOW
HARDIN HONUKEW ILOILO
IOI
JOHORE KOBE
PENANG" RANGOON BAICON BAN FRANCI800 SHANGHAI
BINGAPORE SOURADATA BUNGEI FATAN)
TIENISIN
TUKYO
KOWLOON
TEINOTAO KUALA LUMTUR TOKOHAMA
Currant Account paced in Local Currenas
and Fixed Deposits recaired. for coa TOKU, DE | aborter periode in Local Currenez and Belly an terma which will be quoted on spplication
Hongkong, 6th April, 1842.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Is of the shore Bank is sonducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. {ING CORPORATION, Bulme many be obtained
on application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. I. GRAYBURN,
Chat MacAESE. Hongkong, sith February, 1932,
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.
Undivided Profita. US$225,501,775.00
Branches In-
„Birmiły $20,000,000 | ANGENTINE
•
LONDON
There is just such person in THE HO HONG BANK, Capital, Surplus and Warner Brothers Vitaphone comedy, "Dumbbells in Ermine" with Robert Armstrong and Barbara Kent, which is coming on Sunday to the Queen's. He is one of those smooth, unctuous men who take it upon themselves to fix up the rest of the world. He goes | too far, however and gets a large dose of his own bitter medicine-through the so-called dumb-bells he has had acrested after a speakeasy raid of his making.
It
only one of the high spots in the hilarious comedy, which is directed by John Adolf and adapted to the mercen by Harvey Thew from Lynn Starling stage success "Weak Slaters." James Gleason wrote the
dialogue.
Others in the cast are Beryl Mercer, James Gleason, Julia Swayne Gordon, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Hoyt, Mary Fox and Charlotte Mer- riam.
a scrou
For "Strangers In Love." Whon Kay Francis was fan, long before she ever thought of becoming an actress, one of for "heroes" waA tall young man with the old Kalem Company.
This same actor, Earle Foxe, plays a villainous role in support of Miss Francis and Fredric March for the Paramount
ers In Lovely romance, "Strang which the King's Theatre is now showing.
Foxe awitched from haro to "manace" characterization several He alternates between years ago. acting and serving as president and general polley founder of one of the largest private military academics in the West, located in Southern Call- fornia.
ten
Foxe, who appeared in "Ladies of the Big House, in two Inchon over six feet tall and weighs only pounds under the double century mark. He is the father of a thirteen- year-old boy.
Many Records Broken.
The Central Theatre has broken many past records in its presentation of Universal's ceric "Frankenstein" which will be shown up to to-morrow only.
the
Authorized Capital Taqued Capital Paid-up Capital
Reserve Liabilities of Bhare-
holders
surplus
8,000,900 | DELGIUM 4,000,000 BRAZIL
CHILE
4,009,509 | UTIINA
7,318,000 00LOMBIA
CULA DOMINICAN
REPURNO
HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. Brancboot Agencies and Correspondente la INDIA
the principal cities of the world.
Every dracription of Basking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
ITALY JAPAN
MANGKURIA MEXICO PANAMA
PAU PHILIPPINE
IBLANDS PORTO M00
STRAITS
SETTLEMENTA URUGUARY VENEZUELA Commercial and Travellers' Letters
of Gred. Travollars Cheques, HiL of Exchange and Cable Transfers [brought and sold. Current accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and
BANK OF CHINA. foreign currencies taken at rates that
Recorganised October 16, 1918, under special charter of The National Government all ap INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE HANK
$25,000,000.00 subscribed Capital
14.710,000.09 Paid-Up Capital
8,827,508.21 Beserre Fonda
HEAD OFFICH 1-SHANGHAI,
HONGKONG BIANCHI,
Queen's Road, Central Owing to our numerous, branches in Chisa and large connections in the important · arm- mercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our eilente avecial facilliles for damesilo and foreign banking and chasey We also handia the fate of Bonde and other Pablle Funds of the Chines Gorart- meni both at home and abroad
BEGU J. CHEN,
Mansu.
WATER LEVELS.
WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
It in understood that
The following table issued by the severest critics throughout the world Kwangtung River Conservancy Com- have accorded this unusual film pre-mission shown the height of water mier honours on originality, thrills, in English feet on the dates named direction, photography, and in all in the West, North and East Rivers: probability box-office attraction.
Highest on Lowest June record. en record. 28
June
20
West Meet at
12.2
2.8
North River at
Thingyum.+2.4 North flrer st
Samahul. 427.3 East River at
Bheklung.-15.5
0
13,9
14.4
-6.0
21.5
5,8
-2.5
0.5
1.5
James Whale filmed the sercen edition of the famous 16th century Bhighing .. 4.41.7 Mary Shelley's tale of the same name with a wonderful cast including Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, John Bales, Mine Clarke, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight players. Frye other famous sercen
The RKO super special feature "Suicide Fleet" will be screened on Not without justification is Long Saturday immediately after "Fran-
Tack
world-renowned Sam, the kenstein." It is a atory of the
Chinese miraclo man, credited with American Navy's part in the World being one the most gifted magicians War that reaches its climax in вед and acrobats of the present day. battle in which three submarines, an Together with his two charraing entire division of six destroyers a daughters, the Misses Mi-Na and Nee- sixteen hundred tone sailing vessel Sa, he is attracting large audiences to
The nailing participating.
slip, the Queen's Theatre, appearing in Babemla, is sunk by shell are from
conjunction with the picture "Skin the submarines. In another battle, Deep" which is the story of a woman sequences the clipper, Indianna, is who double-crossed the whole world. burned and dynamited. The film was including herself. directed by Albert Rogell with Dill Boyil, Robert Armstrong, James Glea- HOD, Ginger Rogers hend the imposing cast which include many Rhounand bluejackets.
1.1.D. CERTIFICATES.
Of the Socleto Internationale de Placements, Basle. (Local Agents Messrs. A. Gooke & Co.)
Wodnosday's official quotation in Basie: £2 9, 8d.
OPEL
may be ascertained on application to the Bank,
We are also able to offer our the servicem of the Customers Branches of the International Bank- ing Corporation Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York, |(France) S.A., in Paris and Nico.
R. M. McLAY,
Manager.
Hongkong, 4th March, 1982, NEDERLANDSCHE
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
HANDEL.
(Netherlands Trading Bockety).
DANKERS.
KSTADLISHED 1924.
Hanakong Office: 11, Queen's Road, Castral Authorland Capital
Pakkop Oapital
Reserves
.P. 180,000,000
.7. 19,037,0OR:
... 30,010.obo
Head on---AMSTERDAM
Eastern Hood UB:st-BATAVIA.
RANCHES:-Bandjarmalo,
Banderer, Bombay. Calcutta, Cherthon Diamber, Diakitkarta* The Ingna" Jeddah, Kabe, Making sar, Medan, Palembang, Fi longar, PebARE Lengods Rotterdam,® Jumarang,” Chang- Bingapore, Sourabala, Boerakarta, (Solo), Tux). THE Jatjap and Weltevrede
* These officer have safe dencnik boxes by lat |Loaden Barker:—National Provincial Bank
Correspondents all over the "world.
DANKING BUSINESS OF EVERI
DESCRIPTION
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A. STOKKINE.
Hongkong. find June, 1982.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1912.
Head Office:-Hongkong.
Authorized Capital ......... $111,000,000)
Paid-Up Capital Reserve Fund ... *~ | BRANG-
6%
4'0
Tolephone 3-0-2-2-8.
3,100,000
Gaston, Bhangbal. Hankựw, Hundew, Bangkok, New York and dan Pron- #laco. LONDON BRANCHES :—–
The Lloyds Bank, Limbad, Correspondente in all principal alilon, of the
work.
Foreign Exchure and Banking baalpina- every desertation, tranenstad.
Safe Deposit Bozen (vazione, atom), na perly remind of from 19_to_148,
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