PRESIDENT LINER
S.S.
sailing's
SEATTLE and VICTORIA
Via Kobe and Yokohama
PRESIDENT GRANT
Sails Saturday, Jan. 1, 6 a.m.
NEW YORK and BOSTON
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles,
S.S.
PRESIDENT VAN
•
BUREN
Sails Sunday, Jan. 2, 8 a.m,
MANILA
S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
Sails Friday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.
MOST PREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR
THE
STEAMSHIP LINES.
AMERICAN
LINE.
TEDDER DUILDING-nonⱭ kong. CANTON DRANCH:-21. FRENCH CONCESSION.
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
M.S. "NIPPON"
M.S. "NAGARA”
M.S. "SHANTUNG”
M.S. "NANKING"
.29th Jan.
26th Feb. 29th Mar.
THE HONGKONG
THE MERCANTILE DANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
ilead once-13, Gracechurch Street, London, E.CJ.
Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital ......... Ieserve Fund and Best
DANKERS.
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY,
· DECEMBER 31,
1997.
THE DANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED.
Authorised Capitol Paid-up Capital
£2,000,000 Reserve and Undivided
1,800,000 1,050,000 1,247,032
The Bank of England & Midland
Calle
Prote
$10,000,000.00 $5,000,000.09
1,776,728.78 The P. & O. Banking
NEAD OFFICE:~HIONOKONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Conttal.
DOARD OF DIRECTORS— Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman, LJ Koon Chun, Esq. Jung Ping Wah, Esq.
Li Lan Bug, Fay. P.K. Kwok, Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Wong Chu Bon, Kaa. Chang Chung Bhek, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. KAN TONG PO, E14, Chief Manager, LA TEC FONG, E., Manager, BRANCHES AND AGENCIES-
Melbourne
Nagasaki
Bank, Ltd.
HBANCUES:--
Nongkok
Spok
Bombay Calcutta Calambo
Kuantan
Madras Now, York
Kandy
Chenn៥
Karseil
Rangoon
Delhi
Kota Bharu
Shanghat
Kuala Lipl
Mimila
Hongkong
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
Howrah
Kal.Trengganu
Amoy
Batavia
Bombay
HONGKONG BRANCH.
Calcutta
Exchange Business transacted.
Every description of Banking
and
Canton
Haiphong
Pelping
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.
Hankow
Penan
Janalulu Kobe Kowloon London Manila
Hanguon
Saigon
MAMAKAZ.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may, be ascertained on application.
D. BENSON,
RADIO BROADCAST
(Continued from Page 7.)
8.40 Variety.
New York
Osaka
Paris
Shanghai
Hlgapore
Sourabaya
Bwatow
Hydney Talhoku
Tientaln
'Tukyo
Vancouver-
San Francisco Yokoh Seattle
SEMAFANK
Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted. Loanal grant- ed on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cue rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Lee.
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager.
9.15 London Relay-Five Years of Empire Broadcasting'.
Director Of The
A talk by the Empire Service, Mr. J. B. Clark. 9.30 London Relay-The News 0.60 Songs by Auriel Bruns!! (Contralto),
Organ-Waltz Selection. Reginald Dixon; Vocal-The Whiffen- poot Song (Minnigerode, Pomeroy and Galloway); Vieni Vieni (Koger, Varna and Scolio)..... Rudy Vallee and Male Quartette with Carroll Gibbons and His Orchestra: Orches-
Moonlight. tra-Romance. In Alfredo Campoli and His Orchestra;
Songs Of The Hebrides-Kishmul's Comedian-Sandy's Own Broadensi-
Station.
Sandy Powell; Galley (Kennedy-Fraser), In Hebrid Blues Seas: The Banks Of Allan Water Early Mornin'
10.0 Scottish Orchestral.
ing
OFF Mile-Or-Mo Bird Rag] (Old Scottish Ballad).
(Ammons),···
Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings; Vocal Ducts Sally The Circus Queen (Weston-
Legionalres Lee); The
Warner and Darnell. Darnell).
The
Haymakers
ཡ
(Traditional);
BANKS
HONGKONG AND BUANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Corporation, 'Ltd. Authorised Capital
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authorised Capital
$1,000,000 Subscribed and Paid-up... £1,694,100 Reserve Funct....................... # 180,000 HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Leadenhal! Street, London, E.CJ. WEST END BRANCH1 14-10, Cockapur fitreot, London, 8.W.1. BRANCHES-Bombay, Calcutta, Cali
Colombo. Hongkong. Coimbatore, cut. Madras, Shangilal, Singapore.
Agencies in all the principal towna of the world.
General Exchange and Banking bust-
Lears and overdraft ness transacted.
Current granted on approved security, and Fixed Deposit accounts opened.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR- RENCY:-Interest allowed
.......... 850,000,000 Isrued and Tilly Pald-Up.... $20,000,000 Neserve Funds:-
............. # 15,500,000 Sterling *** Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietore 820,000,000 TEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. BOARD OF DIRECTOR- ¤, Mudia, ERE, Chairman.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq. K. 8. Morrison, Esq. A. 11. Compton, Esq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Patersos B. II. Doswell, Esq. T. E. Pearce, Eng. A. L. Shielda, Esq. J. IL Mason, Esq.
Bir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, CHIEF MANAGER.
ABOY
per
BANGKOK
Anbumi.
STERLING
SAVINGS
at 1% ACCOUNTS:--
Intereet allowed at rates which may be obtained on application.
TRAVERS LETTERS OF CREDIT.
CHEQUES AND PAS SENCER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use on board P. & Q. and N. 1. Steamers and
BATAVIA BOMUAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN TOOCHOW
HAMBURG
HARBIN HONGKEW
nt Ports of Call) are, lesued at current | HAIPHONG rate at exchange and free of commicston.
EXPRESS TRAVELLERS HANKOW AMERICAN CHEQUES sold and eashed,
uriah Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeships under- ILOILO Laken.
W. J. WADDINGTON, Hongkong. Ird" April, 1937.
BRANCHES
LONDON LYONS MALACCA
MANILA
MUAN (JOHORE)
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
. PEIPING
PENANG
RANGOON BAIGON
BAN FRANCISCO- BILANGHAI
BINGAPOR
BOURABAYA
BUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & ULINA.
Incorporated by Bayal Charter 1851 BRAD OFFICE: LONDON. 23 Bishoyogais, R.C.3.... Paid-up Capital.....000,008 Rowerys Liability of Proprietors #3,000,000 MANCHESTER BRANCH: Reserve Fund ******* £3,000,000 Ji, Mosley St., Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Bier Amritsar Hangkok
Ipoh Hollo
Shanghai
falgus
Bertang
Kareebi
Beremban
natavia
Bombay Calcula
Kiang Itoba
Bingapore
Kuala
Bitiawan
Canton
Lumpur
Cawnpore
Cebu
Kuching Madras
Bourabaya Taiping
Colombo
kanila
Delhi
Medan
Halphong
New York
Hamburg
Pelping
Jankow
Harblo
Hongkon
(Peiting)
Penang
Tientain Tonkkab
(Bhuket)
Telnutno Yokohama Zamboanga
Rangoon Foreign Exchange and General Bank« ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deporte received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted or application.
The Dank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee buŠI, and claims recovery of British Incoma Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencias Di Franches.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE DANK LIMITED.
Y.134,400,00
IPOI JOHORT Dianager. KODE
HOWLOON KUALA LUMPUR
Capital (fully paid-up) ...... .100.000.000 Current Accounts opened in Local Cureserve Fund...........
BEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA, rency and Fixed Deports received for
Branches and Agencies at
Hongkong Fangoon one year or shorter periode in Local will be quoted on application, Currency and Sterling on terms which ALSO up to data BAFE DEPOSIT liongkong. 18th May, 1937, BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
landers (arr. Dlack). .... Scottish Country Dance Orchestra Conducted by J. M Dinck.
10.12 Relay of the Dance Orches- tra from the Grill Room of the Ilong- kong Hotel.
During the Intervals recorded dance music will be played from
Z.B.W.. (Warner- Triumph (Traditional); Meg Mer-
rilees (arr. Diack); Glasgow High-
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
... 28th Apr..
12
1113
1151
11.56 Auld Lang Syne.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business. of the above Bank conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- Rules may be hai Banking Corporation. btained on application. 12.0 Bells Of The Cathedral Ring- FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYBURN, ing In The New Year.
Chiat MannGOT. 12.10 Clase down.
Hongkong. 18th May, 1937.
Bangkok Alexandria Batavia Berlin Hombay Calcutta
linking
Karachi
Кове
Los Angeles
Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco
Seattle
Bemarang Bhanghal Singapore
London
Canton
Manila
Dairen
Moj
Bourabaya
(Dainy)
Nogesaki
Bydney
Yengtien
Nagoya
Tientsin
(Mukden) New York
Hankow Hamburg
Olatu
Tokyo
Osaka
Yingkow
Harbin Honatulu
Paris
Pelving
Tsingtao
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
Y. EANO,
Manager. Hongkong, 11th September, 1937.
If you can't take it
HONGKONG to ANTWERP or LONDON
£53
(Fares for "NIPPON" from £58.10.0.)
(Excellent accommodation still offering for a limited
number of passengers.).
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Agents:
G. E. HUYGEN.
19
123
#
Hongkong.
Canton.
NYK.
San Francisco via Japan Ports & Honolulu,
(Starts from Koba).
Talyo Maru
Tatsuta Maru
Chichibu Maru
Mon., 10th Jan. (1988) Tues., 25th Jan, (1938) ..Tues., 22nd Feb. (1938
Seattle & Vancouver (Starts from Kober,
Heian Maru
New York via Panama,
†Noto Maru
†Nako Maru
South America (West Coast)
Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico &
Rakuyo Maru
.Sat., 22nd Jan (1938)
.Fri, 31st Dec.
Mon., 24th Jun. (1988) via japan, Honolulu. Panama,
Wed., 12th Jan. (1938)
London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam,
Kashima Maru
Yasukuni Maru
Hakone Maru
Thurs., 30th Dec.
..Fri., 14th Jan. (1938) .Sut.. 29th Jan. (1938)
Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marseilles.
+Durban Maru
Mon., 10th Jan. (1938)
Sydney & Melbourne vla Manila & Ports.
*M.V. Neptuna
Kitano Maru
Kamo Maru
Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo,
tinkodate Maru
Toyooka Maru
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang
Tottori Maru
Kobe & Yokohama. (Omitting
Fushimi Maru
Hakozaki Maru
Kamo Maru
Terukuni Maru
t Cargo Only.
Sun., 9th Jan. (1938) Wed., 22nd Jan. (1938) Wed,, 26th Jan. (1938)
..Mon.. 10th Jan. (1938) Thurs., 27th Jan. (1938) & Rangoon,
Wed., 26th Jan. (1938) Shanghai)
Mon., 3rd Jan. (1938) Fri., 14th Jan. (1938) Fri., 21st Jan. (1938) Tues., 8th Feb. (1938)
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
Tel. 30291.
Joint Passenger Agents for Gibb Livingston & Co.)
EREGELGREINIKAKEKYRYSMEHKELZKKKKKNEKKKKKKKKKKKARKA
Needed Urgently
MEN'S, WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S
Winter Clothing
Hongkong Benevolent Society
11 Ice House Street, MONDAY - THURSDAY
10 a.m. to 12 Noon.
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130
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132
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136
ik.
ACROSS
beheaded warship 1 This
advice for tired eyes (11). 9-A pecullarity of language (5). 10 Eaves may suitably be but it
makes birds too high (11).
1 In winter a room in the front of this building would seem to be desirable (3).
nnuther
12 Even a King is below this (5). 15 This order is cited in
order (5),
17 A bit of the regalla (3).
18 A constituent of 19 across (4),
19 Add copper to 18 acrosa (3),
21 Many lose in a near result (5). 22 They always have this gibe on
in Somerset (5).
23 A grim advice slaughter (5).
to
And in
20 The musician will observe that it must be either a, b, c, d, f, or g (4).
27 Singular arrangement of three-
quarters of 26 across (3).
28 A drop in the trade barometer
(5).
30 The boy starts burdened (5). 133 A bit of macabre news (5).
35 Muking do somehow Is in im-
proving (11).
38 The lot (5).
37 Handy deception (31).
DOWN
2 The further it travels the more it goes down in the world (5). 3 One of the feathered diers (5). 4 He certainly did know how to put two and two together (4),
5 Encouraged (5).
To-night will demonstrate the result of getting on in this (5).
1 it's dried but in another form
(11).
Inference (11).
12 To do this will strengthen weak solution or a weak inory (11).
a
13-
13 Favourable occasion to show
harbour. (1 1) . -- ---..
14 Only une book? We shall need
a few in the coming festive sea- san (5).
15 Decline (3).
16 The mathematician's favourite In the kitchen garden? (3).
26 This yard does
not
distance but weight (5),
measure
24 Much the same is 36 across (3)
25 A spring plant? (3).
28 Food that does not make pigs
the end of it (5).
20 The code of the taproom? (5). 31 Sambo's master is upset in the
East (5),
32 Lack of interest may indiente
it (5).
34 More than eager (4).
Yesterday's Bolution PERSPICACITYA
FARKTEH STRANGE
KAILEDEVIL BAI ANOPO NA NOAHon NEGLECT GUDGEON
EMFITEDEN EGRESS DI BELE VE NONE FAIRY BALM E = NO8RVOK@ 85 E 8 CARLET OPINION
8 # CEUBI UDVR0% T REPERCUSSIONED
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To` AUSTRALIA, Calling Mantia, Thursday is, CAIRNS
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
CHANGTE-TAIPING (Oil Burners)
British Stoamers:
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-10 Days,
FIRST CLAS8 FARE TO BYDNEY, £70 RETURN
H
LONDON (via Austraila) from, £117.15. (Australian Newspapers on file).
STEAMER Due H'Kong Leaves HKong Leaves Manila Duo Sydney
TAIPING
7 Jan.
CHANGTA TAIPING
11 Feb.
·
8. Mar. 12 Apr.
14 Jan. 18 Feb.
15 Mar.
16 Jan.
31 Jan.
21.Fob.
18 Mar.
9 Mar.
8 Apr.
19 Apr.
22 Apr. B May
CHANGT
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.
Sailings rubject to alteration without notice.
for Freight or Passage, apply to:
Butterflold & Swire, Agents-Hong Kong-China Japan
take an
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