HONGKONG THE
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
26, 1937.
11.
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HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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... $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-Up... $20,000,000 Ileserve Funda:-
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a. Miskin, Ex
Chairman.
Hou, Mr. M. T. Johnson, Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq, K.B. Morrison, Esq.
A. II. Compton, Eaq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
B. I. Dodwell, Esq.
J. F. Masson, Esq.
T. E. Pearço, Esq.
A. L. Shields, Esq.
. Bir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
AMOY
BANGKOK
DATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON
CHEFOO COLOMBO
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIĄ & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1953 BEAD OFFICE-LONDON, 38 Bishopsgale, E.CZ. Paid-up Capital ............................ 163,000,000 Teserve Liablilty of Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund..... £3,000,000 MANCHESTER DBAN CU 1
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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.
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V.134,400,000 HEAD OFFICE-YOROBAMA Branches and Agencies t Alexandria Jongkong
Hainking dats BAFE DEPOSIT Bangkok
Batavia
Karcent BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Hongkong, 10th May, 1937.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
Calcutta.
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London
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itio de Janeiro San Francisco Beattle
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FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. ORAYBURN,
Chief Manager
Hongkong, 10th May, 1037.
The P. & O. Banking| Corporation, Ltd.
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
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Subscribed and Paid-up...... Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE:
£3,000,000 $2.004,150
117-122, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.J.
WEST END BRANCHE:
14-10, Cockapur Street, London, S.W.1.
BRANCHEN:-Bombay, Calcuita,
Colibainre, Colombo, cult, Madras, Shanghai, Slugapore.
Hongkong.
Singapore Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin Taingtoo Tokyo Yin kov
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KANO,
MADAKIT. flongkong. 11th September. 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
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Trofim
$15,000,000.00 $6,500,000.00
SYNOPSIS
the
In 1842, a British patrol ship captures a slave ship. Captain Nuggin Taylor and his male, Powdah, are taken into custody. Lieutenant
of Tarryton British ship is especially brutal to the prisoners uniti Taylor tells him that he knows Tarryton is in league with the slave syndicate. Tarryton decides to play ball with Taylor when the latter is released by the authorities in London. Taylor conspires toth the Naval Ofice to frap Commissioner's Tarryton in his slave activities. Meanwhile, Taylor has Tarryton's Beautiful sister and has fallen in love with her.
Been
CHAPTER III CAPTAIN TAYLOR, sauntering in of the Willlam the direction Brown's berth was haunted a little by a girl's face. In his pocket, for twenty-four hours now, had reposed schedule, the
slave-patrol bogus Issued by Woodley to Tarryton, and re-assigned by
Tarryton to Taylor, This might mean a death blow to the stave-trade, n rea- son for rejoicing. Besides, Taylor had given Powdah the alip. Another rea- son for rejoicing.
Yel Taylor was not rejoicinut.
In- stead, ba was the glooning at
thought that
the
fair Margaret must
be thrown at Mar- tisel like a sop to Cerberus.
And
#2.770.720.70 suddenly he heard her voice, close by.
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P.K.Kwok, Eng. Li Lan Sany, Esq. Wang Yun Tonk, Est. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Chong Chung Chek, Esq, Kan Ying Po, Esq. KAN TONG ro, Emŋ, Chief Manager. LI TSE FONO, Esq.,” Manaret. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES-
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annum..
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Canton Haiphong ACCOUNTS Hankow STERLING SAVINGS Interest allowed at rates which may be Honolulu obtained on application.
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CHEQUES AND PAS-Landon
SENGER
Kobe
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Bhanghai
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Penong
Rangoon
Saigon
Seattle Semaradt
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British Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeships under taken.
--------W, J.-WADDINGTON, Ilongkang. 3rd April, 1937.
Manager.
THE
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Safe Deposit Boxer To Let.
"KAN TONG - F'D, -~-~-~- Chief Maniger.
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BLUE
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· AGAMEMNON,
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→
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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
He had heard that vulce but once, but he could not be mistaken in it. Fire bells had jungled, there was fre near-by and the
î
crowd in the nar- row
street was 'thickening. A car- riage was brought to a walk at Tay-
lor's side and
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clear volte within
said, "Baba, at this
rate the ship will
'SOULS AT SEA
navelized by
RICHARD MATTHEW HALLET
from the Paramount Pictura co-starring
GARY
COOPER
GEORGE RAFT
"I think, ma'um, he has already, with the moon back of your head, for
halo, you are magnificent." gone aboard the ship."
"Hendry, whip up the horses," Margaret cried.
"Shall I drive over these dogs, mn'am?" Hendry inquired,
The crowd was thicker yet. "Had, you pink-powdered booby, a rough voice hold your horses,"
shouted, cried, One further of "Fluffy duffy."...
"Put me down, I say," Margaret insisted, flaming.
"At your destination, my lady, Well, we are coming to it now, hero's Here's Liverpool Dock and the William Brown."
He let her slip from his shoulder, but he still kept his hold of her hand.. The turmoll of the fre WDS cx- changed for the turmoil of the dock.
for
sailing. "Thel smacks of Powdah," Taylor It was near the hour
Fish-horns sounded. Torches blazed. thought.
The rush for free America, It An excited shock-headed man run seemed, embraced all orders of socl- through the crowd shouting distraciety. At the dock end a tall Reverend cdly, "A madman 1t it. A pyro-was saying farewell to his parish
.. I saw ioners. maniae. He's Bro-mad. him touch a candle to an oil vat and vanish."
Margaret, her ruffles disordered, her hair wild, was now fairly out of the stopped coach. Taylor closed his Angers over her wrist.
Nearer hand, a dupper Frenchman playful cane duel was fighting o with a friend.
"So," erled the Frenchman gally, "do you hope to beat down the guard of Gaston de Bastonet, the best
"You are in a hurry, Miss. Per-swordsman in Europe Farewell, my friend, I go to tench the Creoles the the unsuspectinghaps I can help you through.”
"You are in a hurry. Miss," Nuggin cald to Margaret. "Perhaps
sall before I can get you to it."
Babs. That was Margaret's maid who was going to Americn on the William Brown to marry an alder- man, Taylor had learned.
"The ship doesn't sa til night, ma'am."
t can help you through."
"Thank you, no. by myself."
arl of the sword."
Taylor, surging at his back with Margaret, folted him accidentally made hm und drop his sword- COEC.
"Tete-bleu," de Bastonet cried, purple with rage. "Imbeciles, if you have broken my swords, I will clip your cars."
"The gentleman will save you the cost of ear-muffs," Taylor jested lo Margaret. "Shall I dispatch him?"
"Oh, please.'... Come
away, My brother
"Right. You see, you do have need of me. Here, ste-
ward, where is Tarryton's. cabin?" "Right this way, sir."
The door to the Lieutenant's cabin
was partly open, and
Taylor stepped back, Mar- Faret rushed arms round I can get through, through, and flung her
her brother's neck.
"Stanley darling. You can't... You musn't."
"But not in time. Quite by chance, I overheard. You are trying to reach
You are wise. your brother.
The mid-penalty for desertion from the Navy
is death."
"Baba, it makes me miserable to "Death!" Margaret cried, with wide You are my last friend. eyes. "And he is deserting because see you go. I have broken-with-Ċuptain-Mar-1-have-disgraced the Tarrytous." tisel."
"Oh muʼam.""
"Because he has lost his hold on! was! "I have quarreled with my mother, Martisel more likely," Taylor left her house. Look, these are my thinking, Aloud, he said, "We are jewels in this casket. My all. Oh, both going for the William Drown, Babsle, you were going free. It so heppens. Now if yu wit) sit couldn't bear to stay a prisoner."
"Oh ma'am, then that accounts for it," Dabs fallered.
"Accounts for what?"
"Your brother....The Lleutenant, I suppose Captain Murtisel lays the blame on him and makes it hard for Him, where he's his superior. And so-no, mustn't tell you."
"But you must, Babsie."
"Well, then, I saw your brother buying a passage for America on
there quietly"-he awung Margaret with one strong motion to his shoul der" be my toes that'll get stepped on, and not yours."
the mob. Ile charged through opening a way, and Babsie trotted at his lects.
"Please let me down," eried, biting her tips.
With his arms
Margaret
hard
round
"I can and must," Tarryton said gloomily. "There are reasons you know nothing of--"
Then I go with you." "Margaret, you are mad."
"Stanley, I have left home for good. My jewels will give us a new start. I-am-going. to.America. with you and m-marry an alderman." The door was shut in Taylor's face. He laughed softly, and called to a passing steward.
"Do I look like an alderman?" "I beg pardon, sir."
"I say, show me to my room... . Here's the ticket."
We've
"Oh, very good, sir... od to double, hup, sir, on haccount of the rush of passengers,"
"Quite all right. I've no objection to a cabin companion, so long as he doesn't chew garile."
The steward flung open a door. "'Ere we are, sir."
The cabin companion grinned at her him from the top of heap of new
of fierce Juggage. was Powdah. The gold
the William Brown this morning, knee, he had a moment when i was on the dock about my pride in the closeness of this uris-car-ring shone bright above a fronmy luggage."
"Here's a pretty how d'ye do," Tayler thought.
"Baba, No. He can't he can't desert the Navy,"
Christmas
Advertisers
tocrat.
craval and a new snuff-coloured suit. "Nuggin, Powdah laughed, "here's
"Blde a wee. .. By gingerer, you are a pretty lady. It is women like a stroke o' luck. I was afraid of you who should be going to America," drawing a room-mute that snored."
(To be continued) Taylor said regretfully. "Now
Advertising
requiring additional
space in the "South China Morn- ing Post" and "The Hongkong Telegraph" during the latter part of November and December, are make immediate requested to reservation.
Christmas Advertising
Illustra-
tions are now available and should
be booked without delay.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship
"JEAN LABORDE" No. 1 A/38 Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon etc., arrived Hongkong on Friday, 20th November, 1037,
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored Into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtain- ed immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before Tuesday, 7th December, 1937, or they will not be recognized. Damaged Packages will be eximin- ed by the Company's. Surveyor
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TO SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK AND BOSTON
Via Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama
and Havana.
Pres. Taft Pres. Hoover Pres. Coolidge Pres. Wilson Pres. Hoover Pres. Cleveland
Canal
8.00 a.m. Dec. 0.00 a.m. Dec.
8.00 .. Jan. 8.00 a.m. Jan.
8.00 a.m. Feb. 8.00 a.m. Feb.
EUROPE, NEW YORK AND BOSTON
Via Manlia, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles.
8.00 a.m. Dec. Pres. Potk
8,90 a.mm, Dec. Pres. Plerce Pres. Van Buren 8.00 a.m. Jen. Pres. Garfield 8.00 á.m. Jan, Pros, Hayes
Pres. Mohrae
8.00 nm. Jan,
8.00 nm. Feb.
TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA "THE EXPRESS ROUTE”
VIS Kobe and Yokohama.
1 Pres. Jefferson 10 Pres. McKinley
@Pres. Grant
20 Pres. Jackson
6 Pres. Jefferson 23 Pres. McKinley
Midnight Dec. Midnight Dec. Midnight Dec. 'Midnight Jan. Midnight Jan.
Midnight Feb, MANILA
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Next Sailings.
BPres. Jefferson, 10 Pres. Polk
2 Pres; McKinley
16 Pres. Plerco 30 Pres. Grant 13 Pres. Van Buren
17
6.00 p.m. Dec. 8.00 am. Dec. 0.00 p.m. Dec. 8.00 am. Det. 6.00 p.m. Dec. 3.00 a.m. Jan.
2
KOST FREQUENT BERVICE ON THE PACIFIC,
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN
PEDDEN BUILDING-DONG HONO. - CANTON BRANCH:-FI, FRENCH CONCESSION.
LINE
11 10 20
Y.K.
San Francisco via Japan Ports & Honolulu.
(Starts from Koba).
Tatsuta Maru
+Chichibu Maru
Taiyo Maru
Tues., 80th Nov.
Mon, 27th Dec.
Seattle & Vancouver (Starts from Kobe).
Hoian Maru
Hikawa Maru
New York via Panama.
†Nojima Maru
Mon., 10th Jan. (1938)
Mon, 20th Nov.
Tues., 14th, Dec.
... Fri., 26th Nov.
South America (West Coast) via Japan," Honolulu,
Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
Bokuyo Maru
London, Marseilles, Antworp &'Rotterdam,
Haruna Maru
Kotori Maru
Tues., 14th Dec.
Sat, 4th Dec.
Sat., 18th Dec..
Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marseilles.
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Kamo Maru
Atsuta Maru
... Sat, 27 Nov. ..Sat., 26th Dec,
Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
Anyo Maru
Toyama Maru..........
Fri., 10th Doc.
Mon., 27th Dec.
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon," Kobo & Yokohama. (Omitting
Yasukuni Maru
+Delagoa Mard
+Kitano Maru
'Hakone Maru
† Cargo Only,
Shanghai)
Tues., 30th Nov.
Sun, 12th Dec.
Fri, 17th Dec.
Fri, 17th Dec,
General Passongar Agents in the Orient for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
Tel. 30291.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
To
NEW YORK
Via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS. NEXT SAILING
M. V. "TRICOLOR"
on
18th December.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in Hong Bank Bldg.
the presence of the Consignees ot 10.00 am. on Thursday, 2nd Decem- ber, 1037.
Consignees must have a Revenue
Attendance Ofcer In
when any duttable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO. Hongkong, 20th November, 1937:
COUNT THE
"TELEGRAPHS " EVERYWHERE
Agents.
Telephone 28021.
YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU
WAITED FOR
THE OPENING OF
Rotors