A Unique
Opportunity
of
Travelling
in the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
Lowest
Fares
Ever
BANKS.
1934.
P & O BANKING THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
Quoted CORPORATION LTD
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN
THE WORLD'S WONDER SHIP
Space
Size - Speed
itinerary from Hong Kong-March 21st for Shanghal, Chinwangtao (Palping), Kobe, from Yokohama, April 11th visiting Honolulu, Hllo, San Francisco April 26, Los Angeles (San Pedro), Balboa, Cristobal, Havana, Now York May 14, thence to Cherbourg arriving Southampton May 21st
TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS
INDIA. AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
lacorporated by. Koyal Charber 1888.
Authorleed Capital Subscribed and Fald-op Rosetre Pand
..£5.000.000
...... £.£94,300 150,000
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON..
Paid-up Capital
HEAD OFFICE.
17-12%, Leadenhall Street, London, EC. 1.-
WEST END BRANCH,
BANKING CORPORATION.
.860.009,900 Authorised Capţial Lasped and Polis Paid-up'... 10.$90,04!*
Barti
.......£ 1,300.000 £2.000.000
........ 10,000.000- Reserve and ......
3,000,000 verra Liability of Proprietare 829,000,000 Reserve Liability of Preyeleton.... 8.000.000
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:— ALOB STAH ILOILO
BAIGON
SEMARANG
BERIMDAN
BIZANGYAY BINGAPORE SITIAWAN BOURABAYA
AMRITSAR
ПРОН
14-10., Cockapar Sireet: London SW.1.
DANGKOK
KARACHI
BATAVIA
BRANCHES-Bombay, Calcutta, Galleut Hongkong, "Madras, Shanghai
BOMBAY
KLANG KODE
CALCUTTA CANTON
KUALA
LUMPUR
KUCHING
MADRAB
TAIPING TIENTSIN
MANILA
TONGKAT
MEDAN
(Phuket)
Colombo. Bingapore.
Agence-In all the principal towns of the CAWNFORD
CEDU COLOMEO DELJ
work,
General Behangs and Danking Business transacted. Towne and overdrafts granted on approved security,, Current and Ploed Deposit acendats opened..
NEW YORK TSINGTAO
BAIPHONG SAVINGS DANK ACCOUNT-Interest KAMBURO allowed as rata which may be obtained on HANKOW
HARDIN application.
HONGKONG RANGOON
TRAVELLERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT and TRAVELLERA' CHEQUES farsed.
PASSENGERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT for
Line steamers, and at Ports of Call.
British Income Tax flecovered. Executorship and Truslehine undertaken,
W. J. WADDINGTON.
Menager,
only on board P. and 1.3. Home
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED.
$10,500.450.00 ....$5.598,000.00
OR
Vancouver
Steamer
Bong Kong Bhanghai Nagaruki Arrive Leste
Kobe
Yokohama Fionolulu
Victoria
PATE
Leats
Leath
LANTE
Artive
Authorised Capit
Empr. of Asia ...Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Empr. of Canada...Mar. 9 Mar. 11 Empr. of Russia...Mar. 23 Mar, 25 Empr. of Japan...Apr. 6 Apr. B
Feb. 26
Feb. 23
Mar. 2
Mar. 11
Paid-up Capia)
Mar. 14
Mar. 16
Mar. 23
Mar. 27
Mar. 29
Mar. 31
Apr. 11
Apr. 13
Apr. 10
Mar. 28 Apr. Apr. 24
9
READ OFFICE:-TONGKONG
13. Des Voraz Road Central.
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF CANADA
March 2nd.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS— Air Shauson Chew, Chairman.
HEAD-OFFICE-HONGKONG BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
T. E. Pearos. Bat- Chairman.
T. II. R. Shaw, Bio, Iputy Chairmat.
3. II. Dali, B.
A. IL Cobroton. Erg. Ton. Mr. C. O. 8,
Muckle
K. 9. Morrison, Exa. Ton, Mr. J. J.
Patemon
1. P. Wirren, Baq.
'V. M. 'OBATBUIN, E.. CHIEF MAÑAUKIL
PEIPINO
YOKOHAMA
(Pekin) ZAMBOANGA PENANG
ΑΙΟΥ
MANGEOX
BATAVIA
Foreign Exchange and Deneral and Bank. BOMBAY ing bagless transacted
CALCUTTA and
Flad CANTON Current Accounts opened Deposita received for one year or shorter DIEPOO perioda i Tales which will be cooled on COLOMEG
DAULEN application.
W. N. E. THOMAS,
Acting ManagIT, POOCHOW Hongkong, 20th February. 1984.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. LIMITED.
SANBURG
HANKOW
BIANCHES1—
LONDON LYONG
MALACCA MANILA
MUAR (Jaborei
WEDEN
NEW YORK FEITING
DENANG PENANU
RANGOON HANG
HAIGON
ΕΠΑΝΟΠΑΙ
BITANUL
P & O BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
(COMPANIES Incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India, Peratan Gulf, Mauritius, E. & 8 Africa, Australasin, including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports Red Sea, Egypt, Constantinople,
Greece, Levantine Porta, Europe Etc.. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT.)
From Hong- 8. 9.
kong (about) |17,000 24th Feb. 6,800.8rd Mor.
RAWALPINDI 1*BOUDAK
*Minzarone COMORIN CHITRAL 1*BURDWAN
RANGH CARTHAGE
Tons
7,700 3rd Mar. 15,000 10th Mar. 15,000 24th Mor. 0,000 81st Már.
17,000 7th. Apr.
16,000 21st Apr.
Calla Casa Banos. *Cargo only."
* DESTINATION
Bombay, M'ies & L'don M'les Havre, L'den, H'burg, N'dam, A'werp & Hull 8'pora, Penang, B'bay & Karachi Marealllos & London Marsoillea & London B'bay, M’les, Havre; I'don, H'burg, R'dam, A'werp, & Hull Marsoillea & London Marseilles & London
Fréquent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Carge
to Constantinople, Pireana, Bmyrna and other Levant Porta by Steamers of the Khedivia) Mall 8.9, Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
HAIPHONG
ITALMA
10,000
BAN FRANCISCO BAN FIL
TILAWA
SANTHIA
10,000 8,000
6th Mar. 18th Mar. 1st Apr.
S'pore, Penang & Caloutta B'poro, Penang & Calcutta B'pore, Penang & Calcutta
SOURABAYA
Calls Rangoon.
SUNGAI PATANI
TIENTBIN
RLARDIN HONOKEW
ΤΡΟΣ
JONORE
KOBE
КОВЕ
KOWLOON
.........................Y 11.280.000 Reserve Fund Reserve and Undivided Fronte 2.212.000.00 Capital (fully paid up) u. 180.000.000 TRATT
HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at
Rangoon Alexandria Honokia
Karachl Batavia
Itio de
Janeiro
Bes Prancisco
BestLis
SINGAPORE
7,000 7,000
Brd Mur. 30th Mar.
4th May.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Talophones: Passenger 20762.
Freight 20042.
Canton Agents: JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Run Ying' fo, Esq.
El Koon Chun, Esq. 1. Lan Bang, Eaq.
Wong Cho Bon, Eag P. K. Kwok. Faq. Wang Yun Tong, En. Chan Ching Shek. Eaq.
Kan Tong Po, E., Chief Manager. Li The Four. Esq., Manager.
BRANCHER AND AGENCIES:-
Cantra
Los Angeles
Dairen Dainy) Moli
Bemaraha
Bydory
Boursbeyn
Shanghai
Alagapore
NY.K
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Tatauta Maru
Adama Maru
Talyo Maru
Soattle & Vancouver.
Wed., 21st Feb. at 10 a.m. .Wed., 7th Mar. at 10 a.m. Wed., 21st Mar
Heian Maru (starts from Kobe) Sat., 10th Mar. Hikawa Maru (starts from Kobe) Sat., 24th Mar. London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez,
Kashima Maru
Yasukuni Maru
Hakone Maru
Sat., 3rd Mar,
..Fri., 16th Mar.
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Kitano Maru
Atsula Maru
Bombay via Singapore, Penang. & Colombo.
*Tokiwa Maru
*Gonon Maru
South AmericaTM (West Coast)-via-Japan, Honolulu,-
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama,
Bokuyo Maru ...
New York via Panama.
..Sat, 31st Mars-
.Sat, 24th Feb.
.Sat., 24th Mar.
Thurs., 1st Mar. Fri., 2nd Mar.
.Mon., 26th Feb.
.Sun., 26th Feu.
...Sat.. 10th Mar.
Thurs., 1st Mar. Thurs 8th Mar.
Rombay
Kobe
Calcutta
London
Changchun Mapila
Fenzllen
Nazmaki
*(Mokden)
NAZOTA
Hamburg
New York
Tokyo
Tintow
(+ka
Tientsin
Starblo
Paris
Tulngine
Hooghots
Pripide
*Yingkow
Interet allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained an apolleaticn.
В. МОЛІ,
Manager.
Ilangkong ist January, 1924.
KUALA LUMPUR
ΤΟΚΤΟ
TSINGTAO
YOXDITAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Carrency and Fixed Deposits received for ace your or shorter perioda in Local Curranty and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hangkong, 10th October, 1800.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Пustnem of the above Bank is con ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANG HAT BANKING CORPORATION. Koles mat be ahtalard on application.
}
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq., Chief ManagOT.
B. I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)..
TANDA NANKIN NELLORE
7,000
Manila, Rabaul,
Brisbane, Sydney'
and Melbourne
Hegular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
Hong-Kong to Sydney-19 days, Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of Steamers to London vin Sues. The New Zealand Shipping Cole Steamers for Southampton and London 'via Panama Canal -
SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
10,000 21st Feb. | Amoy, B'haj, Moji, Kobe
Daylight. & Onokn
15,000 28rd Fob. B'bai, Kobo & Yoko
S'hat, Moji, Kobo & Yako S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 8'hai, Kobo & Yoko
Amor
Batavia Bombay Calcutta Canton Kalphong Hankow
MelbourDe Nagasaki
Shanghal
Singapore
New York Овака
Saurabaya
Par!s
Bydner
Pelplat
Taloku
Fening
Tientsin
Honolulu
Rangoon
Tokyo
Kobe
Salgoa
Vancouver
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
Itongkang, 25th April, 192K
TILAWA
CHITRAL
Kowloon
London
San Francisco Yokohama - Sexitio
ESTABLISHED 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF BURDWAN
INDIA LIMITED.
NANKIN
Marila
Bemarang
$14,000,000
RANONI
SANTIA
0,500 28rd Feb. 7,000 4th Mur. 17,000 9th Mar. 8,000 0th Mar.
Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe
& Onala
.£3,000,000
1,800,000
*SOMALI
מן
1,050,000 CARTHAGE
1.244.788
NALDERA
10,000 6th Apr.
CORPU
:
KAN TONG PO,
Chiat Manager.
*Cargo only.
Authorised Capital Every description of Banking and Ex-Paid-up Capital change business transkesed. Loans raated
Reserva Fund on approved securities.
Current Accountk opened in Loes! Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or Local and Foreign shorter Derloda Currencies on torse which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
FORGOTTEN SWEETHEART
"(Continued from Pape 3.)
envelope was written "Joan," and inside was a brief message.
"I've been damning myself for
6,655.000 Blend Offer-15, dracschurch Street,
London, EC. I. 1,160,000 Canton, Shanghai, lankow. Swalow,Authorised Capital Bangkok, New York and San Francisco., Subscribed Capital
Pald-up Capital LONDON DEANCHES:-
Reserve Fund and Best
The Lloyd's Back, Limited- Correspondents in all the principal cities of the world.
Foreign Exchange and Banking business of every description transacled, "
A Baxte (various sizes) at Safe Deposit yearly rental from 30 to $40.
LOOK POONG BHAN,
BANKERS.
The Hank of England Midland Bank. Lid
BRANCHES:-
Benskok Hombay Calcutta
Ipoh Kantan
Madras New York
Fedang
Rangoon
Kota Bharu
torian Loan, 1932/1942, and 61⁄2 per Calamba cent. Queensland Loan, 1934/1936. Dalhi Galle
Including the £109,849,086 of
Kandy
Karachi
Kuala Lipie
Shanghai
Bimla-.
Kuala Lumpar Bingapore
HONGKONG DRANCHI.
issue Tungkook present Commonwealth Howrah State Loan will have been issued since October, 1932. The old rate business acted. of interest varied from a minimum of 5 per cent, and maximum of 61%
letting you in for this. I'm fed per cent. The old loans have been
Every description of Banking and Exchange Travellers' Cheques Insued.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIPS
UNDERTAKEN:
Interest allowed in Current Accounts and
up with the whole bunch and lent replaced by seven loans bearing Fized Deposita at Rates that may be sear ing for Memphis about seven in interest varying from 31⁄2 per cent.oed De appllcation.
Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul. Piraeus, the morning. I hope you can for- to 4 per cent.-British Wircicas.
Asuka Maru
Genoa & Valencia.
*Lyons Maru
*Calcutta Maru
"Tokushima Maru
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,
Tango Mara (Kobe direet)...Man.. 26th Feb. .Tues., 27th Feb. Yamagata Maru
Sat., 3rd Mar.
Suwa Maru
*Cargo only.
For further information apply to:-
Tel. 30201.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, (private exchanges to all Depts.)
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P.Is.), Thursday is., Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
CHANCTE TAIPING
(Oil Burners) British Steamers:
FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON AND STEWARDESS CARRIED.
Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong, Sydney-19 days.
FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN.
give me, Joan. I'll call you to- at your home. morrow Jim."
night
Joan stood looking at the mer- sage thoughtfully. It was Jim, not Bob, who was concerned about her. Bob had gone back to dance with Barbara. He was completely indifferent to her unhappiness. Probably he bitterly regretted *Carol-when bringing her here. she thought of Carol Joan's heart contracted again. Carol, with the veneer of friendliness removed, her eyes angry and hostile.
Joan went to the window, let- ting the cold air blow against her. Her face seemed to be burning up with fever but her hands were icy.
Below a brooding silence lay upon the garden, shot with silver where the moon had found early blooms. It was there Joan and Jim had talked in friendly, care- less fashion only yesterday. It seemed years ago. Jim had been sweet from the start.
Suddenly Joan made her deci LONDON (via Australia) from £128.15.0sion. Turning from the window,. she began hastily to assemble her (Australian Newspapers on üle).
possessions.
Due 'Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Due Sydney
STEAMER TAIPING
6 Mar.
18 Mar.
16 Mar.
1 Apr.
CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGTE
9 Apr.
17 Apr.
20 Apr.
6 May
8 May
12 June.
15 May 19 June.
18 May
June
22 June.
8 July.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED. Butterfield & Swire, Agents.--Hong Kơ ig-Shanghai.
They change so fast, there should be
• new picture at least once a year,
for photographs of the children never
grow up.
Make an appointment to-day. THE MING YUEN STUDIO 17, Queen's Road Central (First Floor) (Between the H.K. Hotel and Dairy Farm Store, Queen's Road C.) Tel. No. 24310.
"I couldn't atay in Carol's home In moment longer than I have tol" she thought. "I couldn't drive I'll go with Jim!" back with Bob.
(To Be Continued.)
AUSTRALIAN LOAN.
ANOTHER CONVERSION ISSUE FLOATED
London, Feb. 20. Terms of the Commonwealth of Australia Conversion Loan wore announced last night.
the
The Loan takes the form of 0% per cent, lasue dated 1954/1969,|| The issue price in 97 and amount to be offered is £21,636,560.|| The loan is to be offered under conversion torms to holders of the 6 por cont, New South Wales Loan, 1932/1042, 5 per cent, Vic
THE
J. 2089,
MAZAEST.
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL:
& SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking
Penang
The Scenic Gem of Malaya
Runnymede Hotel
Malaya's Promior Hotel
also under the same management THE CRAG HOTEL Penang Hill
(A health station). CABLES "RUNNYMEDE" RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD.
6,800 21st Mar.
8'bai, Kobe & Yoko
16,000 28rd Mar. S'hai, Kobo & Yoko
8'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yolo 15,000 19th Apr. | S'hoi, Kobe & Yako
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Parcels Measuring not more than 5'e.ft, will be
received at the Coa Office up to noon on the day previous to mailing For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents.
F. & O. Bldg., Connaught Road, Central.
THE
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
Homewards to:
BO. LTD
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS (with limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation); Port Said, Marseilles, Algiers, Oran, Rotterdam (Amsterdam) Hamburg, Oslo, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Ports. via Manila and Straits Settlements
M.V. "FORMOSĄ"
M.V. "DELHI"
Outwards for:
SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS.
M.V. "SHANTUNG”. M.V. "NAGARA”
Passenger Rates:
Agonts:
Hong Kong to Mediterranean Hong Kong to Rotterdam
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Hongkong
Sailing about
.7th March.
2nd April.
Salling about
24th Mar. 23rd March.
£48
£45
G. E. HUYGEN Canton,
MOM
MESSAGERIES
{MARIT
FRENCH MAIL" STEAMERS. Sailing from Hongkong.
To SHANGHAI-KOBE.
Andra Lebon Felix Roussel
.Porthos...
Chenonceaux-A
25th Feb. .9th Mar. 26th Mar.
8th April.
D'Artagnan...22nd April.
TO MARSEILLES via Salgom Singapore, Colombo, Djiboultés, (Aden) Suox, Port-Said,
Aramis
.27th Feb. Andre Lebon . 13th Mat.
27th Mar
Felix Roussel
Porthos
10th Aprili..
Chenonceaux, .24th Aprili.
We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrian ports East Africa, Madagascar by transhipment on our mall steamers at Port-Sald or Djiboutri.
For full Particulars, apply to:
Cia, des MESSAGERIES-MARITIMES Telephone: 26651.
Quinery: Bulkding