THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
1936
AN AFTERNOON AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY
This is the seismograph that his recorded all of the major earthquakes that have occurred throughout the world in the past few years. Mr. B. D. Evans, First Assistant at the Royal Observatory explains how it works to the "Telegraph" photographer.
·Temperatures are recorded every hour of the day for 365 days in the year at the Observa- tory. Photograph shows Mr. Chi Wen-kai taking a reading.
This Mean Time Clock at the Royal Observatory keeps
correct time for Lac Colony of Hongkong.
Mr. C. W. Jeffries taking an observatlon on the Transit
Circle
Coolles hoisting the No. 1 typhoon signal.
HONGKONG "AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorland Capital
$50,000.000
Iwewed and Pully Paid-up............... 20,003,099
Reserve Fundam Sterling..
€ 4,500,000
Hongkong Currency Reserve $10.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor $20,000,000 HEAD OFFICE1---HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Hon. Mr. J. 5. Paterson,
Chairman.
d. Misk'n. Es
Deputy Chairman.
A. -IL. Complan. Ewa, K. B. Marron, Fa Hon. Mr. S. B. Dodwati. T. E Pearce, Ees Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, A. Im Bhlalde, “Esq.
J. R. Mason, eik.
AMOY
BANGKOK
V. M. GRAYBURN F
DATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA
JANTON
COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG JAMBURG HANKOW JARNIN HONOKEW ILOILO
'IPOH
JOHOR
КОВЕ
KOWLOON
CHIEF MANAGER
BRANCHE81-
KUALA LUMPUR ;
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA MANILA
4
BUAN (JOHORE) MUKDEN NEW YORK
PEITING
PENANG BANGOON BAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
BHANGRAL.
BINGAPORE BOURABAYA BUNGEI PATANI·
TIENTSIN TOKYO TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
THE CHARTERED BANK OF 'INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1855, Pald-up Caplia)... Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 43,000,000 Beverve Fund
£3,000,000
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES.— ALOR STAR ILOILO
AMRITSAR [10] BANGKOK KARACHI BATAVIA KLANG NOMWAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNFORE
QEDU
COLOMBO
DELHI
XOGE XUALA
LUMPUR KUCHING MADRAS
MANILA MEDAN
HAIPHONG NEW YORK
HAMBURG
PEIPING
HANKOW HARKIN
(Teking) PENANG HONGKONG RANCOON
BAIGON
BEMARANG
SEREMBAN SHANGHAI
SITIAWAN HINGAPORE
SOURADAYA TAIPING TIENTSIN TONGKAI
(hukets. TRINGTAO
YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
.
Foreign Exchange and General Banking
bus'nose tranmacted,
Current Accounts opened and Fixed De posits received for one year or shorter periods at_rates which will be quoted on application. "The Bank's Head Offer?in Londos iunder takes Executor & Trustee houfness and 'olaina „recovery" of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of Its Agencies & Branches.
ESTHE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK. LIMITED.
Two observatory officials preparing to send up a gas-filled pilot balloon. Using a theodo- lite, the official on the right follows the flight of the balloon and its height, direction and speed are later tabulated. By theɛe means, important data is obtained relating to the upper air currents data primarily required for aviation.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital
Palup Capital
Reserve and Undivided
Fronte
$10,000,000.00 6,598,100.00
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
Head Mea-18, Gracechurch Street London, ECJ.
Authored Capital 7,685,505.32-
HEAD OFFICE)-DONGKONG.
10, Des Voeux Road Central,
.BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ilon. Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman.
Li Koon Chan, Feq., Li Lan Sang. Enqu
Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital
Bewers Fund and Rest.
DANKERS.
£3,000,000, 1,800.000 1,050.000 1247,850
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
P. K. Kwok, Wong Chu Bon. Ed., Bangkok Wong Yun Tong, Bit, Kan Ting. Po, E Chan Chung bek, Ear..
Kan. Tong Fo, Fla-; Chief Mannger.
The Fong. Las... Manager. DRANCHES AND AGENCİRƏ
Melbourne
Quake Fariz Peping
Amoy Batavia Bombay Calcutta Cauton Haiphong Frankow Tonotala Kobe
Nagasaki
New York.
Capital fully-pald-up) ....................
Y.100.000.000 Kowloon. Reserve Fund ..................................... Y.150,900,000 ; London
HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at
Current Accounts oposed in Local Corrency Alexandrin and Fixed Depoalta · received for one year of shorter: pericia In Losal Currency and Bangkok Sterling on terms which will be qualed on
Ilatavia- Ilerlin application.
ALSO: up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES Tambay in variona alses TO. LET,
Hongkong, 1st November, 1938,
Calcutta
Canton
Haloking
Karuch!
Kotre
London Los Angeles Manila
Dairen (Dairy) Zingmaki Fenglion
NAKUJA
liamburg
HONGKONG SAYINGS BANK,, (Muktion} 'New York
5. Finnbow.
The Blume of the above Bank le man arble dueled by the Hongkong mua dianggu Boon | Honolulu Iar Corporation. Rules, may be obtained on | Hongkong application.
"FOR THE BONOKONG AND BHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
· Hongkong, 14th February, (1986.
Varis
Pelving Rangoo
Rio de
Janeiro
San Francisco
Fenitie Hemarang Khanghai
Binxapore,
Bourabaya
Tientsin ma
Tainta
Yingkow
Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Depoelta zergired for fixed perinde at rates
to be obtained on application.
KANO.
Hongkong, 18th November, 1800.
Manila
Ringapore Bhanghal Sourabaya Awplow Bydney Talhol | Tientsins
Tokyo Vancouver San Franciaco Yokohama Battle
Penang Rangoon
Bemarang
Beary demeription of Dinking' and ` Ex- | change" · business transacted. Loune srantod -on-approved, securities, t
„Current Accounts opened: "Ing. Loes! : Cars: Tenry and `Fited 'Deposita_received for ans İyone or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencias on terms which will be quoted on application............
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief ManaKOT.
COUNT THE
“TELEGRAPHS”
EVERYWHERE
Bombay Calcatta Colombo. Delhi Galle Hongkong.. Howrah
BRANCHES-
Ipah
Kuantan
Kandy
New York Penang Haroon Karacht • Bharthaf Kota Bhan Kuala Lipla Kingapore Kuala Lumpar
MATR
· Bimla
+
HONGKONG BRANCH. description of Banking and Exchange Imisena tamsancted, Un
TRUSTEE AND SKECUTORSHIP:
UNDERTAKEN,
Interest 'allowed on Current Accounts, and Fixed Deporīta AL Katan, that mixy be saceri tained on application.
E. KENNEDY":
ม
Manager.
WHEN AT HOME
The
The P.&O. Banking Corporation, Ltd.
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authorised Capa
Subscribed and Paid-up
Barve Fundas
£5,000,000 2,694,160 280,000
HEAD OFFICE. 117-122, Landenball Street, London, 1.0.3. WEST END BRANCH.
14-16, Cockapur Street, London, B.W.1. BRANCHES-Bombay, Calonita) · Callest Coimbatore, Colombo, tongkongi-- Madona, Shanbal, Singapore.A BERAK
Agencies:-in" sit" "principal towns of the
world.
| General Exchange (and) Tanking" business tranaclod. Loans and, overdrafts granted on approved security. Current and Fixed Depoolt.
· advodnila, opened,
· SAVINGS · ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL: CUR- RENCY Interest allowed, at 1% per' KANUM, STERLING BAVINGS ACCOUNTS— Interest, allowed; xi'rules which may? be
pet naj obtained of application.
TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT and `TRAVELLERS"; CHEQUES:Inized: also. Passengers" Letter of Credit for new only on board P. 40, and, 1.1. Steamers and at parts of Call.''
British-Income Tax) Recovered, Executorships and Trustomflge undertaken.
W. J. WADDINGTON.
Komakone.,h. April, 1986..
Hongkong Telegraph. Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori
MAY BE PURCHASED
SELFRIDGE'S
MASSAGE
Acupuncture Moxocausts and Bone Batting. Holder of Japanese and Jangkons' 'Governe' ment, Liernan Cures Rorained; Ankles and Wrista. Barnmended for many yearn. być Loest Bospitals” and · Doctors,
4. Wyndham Street," (1st floor).
24031.
The recording of barometic pressure is an important task at the observatory. For one thing, a rapidly falling baro nieter may presage the approach of a typhoon. The lowest barometic pressure (28 590) was recorded during the typhoon on August 18, 1923.
NYK
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for the
·CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,
Tatsuta Maru
Asama Maru
Thiyo Maru
Seattle & Vancouver.
Wed., 9th Dec. Wed., 6th Jan. Wed., 20th Jan.
Hikawa Maru (Starts from Robe) Wed., 16th Dec, Hiyo Maru (Starts from Kob a) Sat 26th Deo.. New York' via Panama.
Sat, 2nd Jan.
י.'
+Noshiro Maru ::... +Nako Maru REAL, ENELA Wed., 18th Dec, South America"(West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico G Panama,
Takaoka Mart
Thurs, 17th Jan,
London: Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam,
Suwa Maru
Fushini Maru 20
...Sat., 19th 'Dec.
Sat., 2nd Jan. Liverpool va Port Sald, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
end; Marsellies, gran
+Dakar Maru (Calls Malta) Mon., 14th Dec. Hamburg via P. Sudan, Alexandria & Casablanca,
Arima Maru
Sat, 0th Jan.
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila G. Ports.
Atsuta Maru
Kitano Maru
Sat., 26th Dec. Sat, 23rd Jan.
Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
Anyo Maru
+Toyama Maru
Calcutta viaTM Singapore, Penang
+Malacca Maru
Shanchal Kal 6 Yokohamu,
Torukuni Blardan
Fri, 11th Doc.
Mon, 28th Dec. G Rangoon Wed., 16th Deo,"
Tues., 16th Dec,
Kitano; Mara (27'sakf direct) Mon., 21ml Doc, „1 – Caree, Onlyinen,
Bura Philpi Linee, Joint Passonger Agente,
Gibb, Livingston"&" Co, Ltd.
et: 30291;
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