PAGE 11,
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN PICTURES
·FROM FAR AND NEAR
Hongkong Telegraph
PHOTONEWS!
MONDAY, JULY 20, 1936.
HAPPENINGS.
AS SEEN
BY
THE CAMERA'S EYE
A PRESIDENT AND A WOULD-BE PRESIDENT
WEST VIRGINIA
Dr. Benes, the new President of Czechoslovakia, who recently made a tour through his enantry, has reortved many proofs for his popularity. Here he has reached a litle town in the provinces and is seen walking arm in arm with two peasant girls in national costume.
A photo taken during the great Republican party demonstration In Cleveland which precedes the presidential election and which lasted for five days. The picture shows a delegallon from West Virginia cheering ex-President Ioover.
P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES |
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
Taking Cargo For
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, Red Sea. Enypt, Istanbul, Greece, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, Levantine Ports, Europe.. East and South Africa, Australia, PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT
"AB vessels may call at any ports on or off the routo,and the roube and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice." PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
From
Tona Hong Kong
About
Destination.
17,000 25th July Bombny, Marseilles & London.
3rd Aug. Straits, Bombay & Karachi.
SRANCHI
*MIRZAPORE
7,000
§NALDERA
**SOMALI
14,000 6,000
8th Aug. Bambus, Marseillen & London. 15th Aug. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hambit”,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
KAISAR-I-HIND 11,000 22nd Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London, SRAJPUTANA 17,000 5th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
† Calls Casablanca.
Calls, Tangier. All vessels may call at Malta.
Cargo only.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Istanbul, Piragus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA—APCAR SAILINGS
SANTHIA
TALMA
SIRDHIANA
SHIRALA
TILAWA
8,000 1st Aug. 10,000 15th Aug.
8,000, 20th Aug. Singapore, Port Sweltenham, Penang, 8,000 12th Sept. Rangoon and Calcutta.. 10,000 26th Sept. J
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NELLORE
TANDA NANKIN
7,000 1st Aug Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney,
7,000 4th Sept.
7,000, 2nd Oct.
Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN KAISAR-1-HIND 1000rd July Shanghai & Japan.
10,000 23rd July Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
TALMA
TANDA
7,000
6th Aug. Shanghai & Japan,
*BANGALORE
0,000
5th Aug. Shanghai & Japan.
SIRDITANA
8,000
RAJPUTANA
17,000
6th Aug. Amoy, Shanghal & Japan: 8th Aug. Shanghai & Japan.
·
The famous University in Heidelberg, the oldest in Germany, recently celebrated its 550-year jubiler with great festivities, in which representa- lives from universities In all parts of the world participated.
Triestina
Lloyd
NEXT SAILINGS
To Shanghai.
To Italy
"Victoria" 21st July -Victoria" 30th July
SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS
Validity' 100 days at greatly reduced) vort allowing of 24 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to 1st and 2nd class travellers to London. Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genoa and Return. £132, ei8. £56, Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates
TO BOMBAY
+1
COLOMBO
"
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE.
£44
£41
£18
£25
£21 £72 £19
£13 £11
£12 * £ 9 # 6
ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Reduced Ralen in connection with all the Trans-Pacific & Trane-Atlantte Conference Lines, ITALIA & COBULICH LINES Agents for tho male of through and independent tickets to North, Central and South American ports via Italy.
THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON-23 days—Special fucilles for despatch by train of heavy baggage with liberal free allowance,
INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines en vory favourable conditions.
LLOYD
TRIESTINO
P.O. Box 143. Tel. Addr. "Lloydione" - Telephones Nos. 32962/3. Canton Agents:--DODWELL & CO., LTD., Shameen.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday Is, OAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
CHANGTE-TAIPING
British Steamers:
(Oll Burnors FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE
OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL
ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON
AND STEWARDESS CARRIED.
Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong to Sydney-19 Days.
FIRST CLASS PAGE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN
STEAMER
CHANGTE TAIPING
CHANGTE TAIPING
LONDON (via Australia) from £127.15. (Australian Newspapers on fle).
Duo H'Kong Leaves II'Kong Leaves Manila Duo Sydney
21 Aug.
14 Sept. 19 Oct.
6 Sept
11 Aug.
18 Aug.
4 Sept.
D 'Oct.
6 Nov.
11 Sept. 10 Oct. 13 Nov.
30 Sept.
4 Nov.
16 Nov.
2 Dec.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED,
Sailings subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight or Passage, apply to:-
Butterfield & Swiro. Agents-Hong_Kong-China-Japan
Telephone 30332.
On the occasion of his ascent to the throne of Egypt, King Farouk distributed aims to the poor in Cairo and Alexandria. The plcture shows an official from the government distributing alms.
The P.&O. Banking Corporation, Ltd.
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authored Capital
Subscribed and l'aid-up
Reserve Fund
$5,000,000
2.594,169
180,000
HEAD OFFICE. 18-122, Lendenhall Street, Landon, EC.S. WEST END BRANCH,
14-10, Cockapur Street, London, B.W.1, BRANCHES-Bombay, Calcutte, Callcu! Coimbatore, Colombo, Ilongkong, Madran, Shanghai, Singapore,
Agencies-in all principal towns of the
world.
General Exchange and Banking business teannacled. Enane and overdmfts granted on approved security. Current and Fixed Deposit
opened.
RENCY-Interest allowed at 250 per annum. STERLING BAVINGS ACCOUNTS:~~ Interest allowed at rates which
may be obtained on oppiication.
TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT and TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES luue; diso Passenger' Letter of Credit for use only on Board 1. & D. and ii, Steamers and ni sura of Calt.
ritial Income Tax Recovered, Executorship and Tronicwships undertaken.
W. 3 WADDINGTON,
Manager. Hongkong. 17th April, 1936,
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR.
BATHING IN NUDE
PLAINLY VISIBLE TO PASSING MOTORISTS.
PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE
makes Traveling Effortless'
President Ilten" frequent vallings and thele uulque stopover privileges allow you m travel Just exactly as you choose. And Dollar Steamship Lines and American Mail Line worldwide offers and agents are maintained to serve you sahore in whatever place you eliance to be. Make your next trip môre anjoyable, travelling “the P'rezident Line Way."
TO SAN FRANCISCO
Via Shanghai, Kabe. Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama Canal, Havana, New York.
Gam
Pres. Lincoln Pros. Dover Pres. Cleveland Pres. Coolidge Prex. Taft
6.n.
Midnight
TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria.
July 20th 'ros. McKinley Aug. 8th. Pres. Grant Aug. 25th Pres. Jefferson Nona Sept. 5th'Pres. Jackson Midnight Sept. 22nd Pres. McKinley
EUROPE. NEW YORK
Vin Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Naples, Genna anit Marseilles.
Pres. Hayes Pros. Wilson
Pres. Monroe
Caught bathing in the mudo near Pres. Van Buren the third milestone on the Talpo | Pres, Garfield Road on July 17, Chav Sang, aged #H, a coolic, was charged with in- decent exposure, before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis-
tracy on Saturday:
Defendant pleaded that he did not kw the customs of Hongkong or the regulations,
Lance-Sergeant. Bentley stated that he saw defendant and six other m bathing without any clothing on the Taipo Road at a spot just about 10 yards off the main rond. The hour was about 5.10 pan. and they wore plainly visible to motorists, who were passing in large numbers at the time.
Defendant was' warned not to re- peat the offence, and fined $1 or three days' imprisonment.
a.m.
Midnight July 31st
MANILA
Aug. 14th
Aug. 28th
Sept. 11th
Sept. 25th
THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
Next Sallings,
Aug. 1st Pres. Lincoln Aug. 15th Pres. McKinley Aug. 29th Pres. Houver Sept. 12th Pres. Hayes Sept. 26th Pres. Grant
MOST FREQUENT, SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP AMERICAN MAIL
PEDDER KUILDING-HONGKONG. CANTON BHANGH No. 4. Shakee Street.
named:
WATER LEVELS
STATE OF RIVERS
IN KWANGTUNG.
Wont reat
Wicherwe
West Hiver at
Shldkluse
Табарунен
The following returns have been North Hiver t Issued by the River Conservancy Commission for Kwariglung Province, Nerth River at showing the water levels in English ver at
Btsoman ital feet at the places of observation
Kheklung
0p.m. July 21st 4 pim. July 25th p.m. July 30th 8.m. Aug, 1st pah. Aug. 8th
LINES LINE
Highest Lowest
on
Ch
tecond record July 15. July 19
+10.4
F-414 0
+20.0 G
Cargo only.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
Tho Agente. Phono 27721
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE CO
P.CO BUILDING,"CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG,
THE
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE
ANTENOR
AJAX
nila 20 July for. Marseilles, London,
Rotterdam & Glasgow all 12 Aug. for Mar'les, Unsablanca, 'L'don, Rotterdams, Hamburg & Glasgow,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE
DEMODOQUS mails 28 July for Harro, Liverpest, Brombomagh & Glasgow
NEW YORK SERVICE
RHEXENOR ails 15 Sept
For Boston, N.Y., Philadelphia & Baltimore via Manila, Batavia Straits & Cape of Good Hope
PACIFIC SERVICE (via Kobo, Nagoya & Yokohama) TYNDAREUS mails 13 Ang, for Victoria, Vancouver, & Seattle INWARD SERVICE
DOLIUS
DIOMED
Due 26 July From Europe vin Straite Duo 27 July From U. K. via Stralis MENESTHEUS Doo 2 Aug. From UK, vla Biralte
Specially reduced fares, ars quoted for cargo steamers with
Jimited pasonger accommodation
For freight, pusango rates and information apply to
- 2.5
245 21.6
11.2 10.7
7.H
1.0
++-27.05
1.9
3,55
Tel. 30333.
15,3 -37
0.2
0.0
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agent?.
1. Connaught Road, 0,