PRESIDENT LINER
sailing's
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
S.S.
S.S.
Via Kobe and Yokohama
PRESIDENT TAFT Sails Monday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m.
SEATTLE AND VICTORIA
Via Kobe and Yokohama
PRESIDENT · JEFFERSON Sails Friday, Jan. 28, 4 p.m.
NEW YORK & BOSTON
THE HONGKONG
South Africa Labour Joins Boycott War
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26,
The P. & O. Banking Corporation, Ltd.
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authorised Caplia) Subscribed and Pald-up
Attlee Explains Views Reserve Fund
Of His Supporters
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
£5,000,000 A2,304,100
180,000 Authorisen Capitat
Paid-up Capital ............. Reserve and Undivided
Profits
HEAD OFFICEL 117-122, Leadenhall Street, Laudon, E.C.J. WEST END' DRANCH: 14-18, Cockspur Street, London, S.W,1,
BALANCIES:-Bombay, Calcutta, Call- Colombo, Hongkong, Madras, Shanghai, Singapore.
Axencies:-In all the principal towns of the world.
Capetown, Jan. 25. Propaganda work to achieve a boy-cut, Coimbatore, cott of Japanese goods in the Union is being actively carried on by the Federation Labour Unions, and re- been peated representations have made to the Government by the South African Trades and Labour Counell, with a view to preventing the sale of Japanese goods bearing no indication of the country of origin, -Reuter.
1938.
BANKS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
$60,000,000 $10,000,000.00) Authorised Capital ... $8,500,000.00 Issued and Fully Paid-Up... 20,000,000
Reserve Funde:-
Sterling
11
THE CHALTERED BANK OF
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CIUNA.
Incorporated by Hayal Charter 1853
HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON,
*
... # 8,500,000
Paid-up Capital
30 Mishopagato, E.03.
Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve abluty et Proprietors 1,500 Reserve Llablity of Proprietor $20,000,000 Reserve Fund ******* £3,000,00
MANCHESTER BRANCH;
HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONG, DOARD OF DIRECTORS:- d. Miskin, Esq. Chairman,
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Deputy Chairman..
J. K. Bourfold, Esq. › KS. 8. Morrison, Esq.
fi Mosley St, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star Ipoh Amilane
A. I. Compton, Esq. Hon, Mr. J. J. PatersonHombay
B. H. Dodwell, Esq. T.E. Pearce, Esq.
A. L. Shields, Esq.
.................................................. $ 2,778,720.70 HEAD OFFICE:~UONGKONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Central. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-- gle Bhousan Chaw, Chaleman.
Fung Ping Wah, Esq. Koon Chun, Esq. 1. K. Kwok, Esq. La Lan Hong, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Eaq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. General Exchange and Banking bul Chang Chuon Bhek, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Eaq.
Loans and overdratte
KAN TONG Po. Eig., Chis! Manager. ess transacted, granted on approved security. Current
LI TSE FONG, E., Manager, and Fixed Deponit accounts opened.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:- BAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR-
Alelbourno Shanghai allowed
at 2 per Amoy RENCY:-Interest
Batavia Nagasaki Singaporu annum.
Now York STERLING SAVINOS ACCOUNTS: Hombay
Calcutta Owka Interest allowed at rates which may be
Canton Haiphong obtained on application.
TRAVELLERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT, Hankow TILAVELLERS* CHEQUES AND PAS tonolulu SENDER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for we Rowtoon The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville on board P. & O. and §. I. Steamers and London Chamberlain, to-day received a de-at Parts of Cally are issued at current Manila putation from the National Council rate of exchange and free of commission change business transacted, Loans grant- DAIREN
Trade AMERICAN EXPRESY TRAVELLERS: af Labour, representing the
CREQUES sold and cashed,
LABOURITES TALK WITH PREMIER
London, Jan. 25.
Via Manila, Bingapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Union Congress and the National
Naples, Genoa and Marseilles
S.S. PRESIDENT
GARFIELD
Sails Saturday, Jan. 29, 8 a.m.
MOST FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP
LINES.
AMERICAN MAIL LINE.
PEDDER BUILDING HONG KONG.
CANTON BRANCH:-), PUENCH CONCESSION.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
To
NEW YORK
Via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
'NEXT SAILING
M. V. "TRITON"
on
24th February
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Mong Bank Bldg.
Telophone 28021.
Executive Committees of the Labour Party and the Parliamentary Labour Parly.
The reputation was headed by Mr. Clement Attlee, who stated the views of organised British labour regarding the course the Government should take in relation to "Japan's aggres- sion in China"
A communiquer will probably be Issued Jafer----йcuter.
URGE PROHIBITION OF LOANS
by
Kobe
l'art Pelping
J'enan Rangoon
Balgon
Ban Francisco Seattle Seinarang
Sir Vandeleur M. Gryburn, CHIEF MANAGER.
DRANCHES >
J. R. Masson, Esq.
Bourabaya
Swatow Sydney
Tathoku Tientsin Tokyo
AMOY
Vancouver YokohaJA
BANGKOKL
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON |CKLETOO
Every description of Danking and Ex-COLOMilo
roochow ed on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur-AIPHONG British Income Tax Recovered.
roney and Fixed Deposits received for HAMBURO
HANKOW Executorships and Trusteeships under-one year or shorter perioda in Local ane
Foreign Currencies on terma which will HARRIN
HONGKEW be quoted on application.
ILOILO Sale Deposit Boxes To Let,
KAN TOND VO,
taken.
G. II. BELL,
Manager. Itongkong, Cih January, 1030.
EXCHANGE RATES
London, Jan. 26. Milan The Prime Minister, who was ac-Copenhagen.
Cranborne, Stockholm. companied
Lord received to-day a deputation from Oslo..... the National Council of Lubour
Helsingfors which laid before Mr. Chamberlain Shanghai. the Council's views upon the situn- New York. tlon in the Far East resulting from Vienna
conflict between China and
the Japan,
POB
JOHONE
Manager
KOBE
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head once-13, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.J.
541 Authorized Capital
0412 Subscribed Capital
Capital ..
22.40 Pake-up and and fiest 19.40
Paris
Jun. 24.
.150
Geneva. Berlin. Athens
.21.63
,547
.12.40%
Jan. 25. 152 21.03
12.41
3,000,000
.95
1,000,000
.22.40
10.48
1,050,000 1,247,830
.19.00
10.90
DANKERS:
220
226%
44078
.1/2k
1/2
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
.4.99%
-1.09
Vienna Amsterdam
20
201
BRANCHES
,8.007kk
0.97
Bangkok
142 Calcutta
Ipati Kuantan Bombay
Madran
Kandy
Penang
Nom.
Nom. Colombo
110 .1/3
110 Delhi
Galle
1/3
1/04
1/8 Howrah
RSL Hongkong
-4.00
4.09%
20.56
29.61
1/2
1/2
216
Maand
Prague The deputation was introduced by Madrid Mr. Attice, Opposition Leader, and Lisbon.. the speakers were Sir Walter Citrine, Hongkong Mr. George Dalius. and Mr. Noci
Bombay Baker, who, after referring to the re- Montreal. solutions passed by the Labour Party Brussels and Trade Union Congress and Inter- national Labour Movement, urged Bel that the British Government should take the lead in effective concerted action by the Powers especially con- eerned, with the object of bringing the conflict to an
Yokohama Belgrade. Montevideo Rio de Janeiro...2.27/32 Silver (forward).1911 Silver (Spol)....20
War Loan
Karachi
Kota Bharu
Kuala Lipis
New York
Rangoon Shanghat
Sim14
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
Kuala Trengganu
HONGKONG BRANCHS.
Every description of Banking 210 Exchange Business transacted. 210 TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSKIP
25
UNDERTAKEN.
2.7/32
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS.
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR (JOHORE),
MUKDEN
NEW YORK PEIPING PENANG RANGOON BAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO BHANGHAL SINGAPORE SOURADAYA SUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Locat Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
AL30 up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Hongkong. 18th May. 1937,
HONGKONG SAVINGS' BANK.
Ilolio
Saigon
Semarang
Bingapore
Hitiawan Sourabaya Telping
Bangkak
Karachi
Seremban
Batavia
Klang Koba
- Bhanghai
Calculta Canton
Kuala
Lumpur
Cawnpore Cebu Colombo
Kuching Madras Manila
Tongkah
Deth
Medan
Haiphong
New York
Tsingtao
Hamburg
Peiping
{ Hankow
Farbin
(Peking) Репалд
Hongkong Rangoun
Tientsin
Bhuket)
Yokohama Zamboanga
Foreign Exchange and General Banke Ing business transacted.
Current Account opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application,
The Hank's Head Ofce in Londen undertakes Executor & Trustee, business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terma which may ba ascertamed at any of la Agencies 'di Branches.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Capital (fully paid-up),100,000,000 Nekerve Fund V.134.400,000 HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA, Branchen and Agencies ät
Hongkong
Alexandria Bangkok Katayla
Jisinking
Karachi
Kobo
London
Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro
· San Francisco
Seattle
Bemarang Shanghal Singapore Sourabaya
}}erlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Los Angeles
Canton
Manila
Dairen
Moji
(Dalny)
Nagasaki
Sydney
Fengten
Nogoyn
Tientaln
Tokyo
Yingkow
(Mukden) New York
The Business of the above Bank Hamburg conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- | Hankow hal Banking Corporation, Rules may be Harbin, obtained an application.
Honolulu FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V, M. GRAYDURN,
Chief Managet.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1937.
and
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Loca) Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received 20 In Local Currency, STERLING & US. 103 DOLLARS on terma that may be steer- 103tained on application.
D. BENSON,
102} -British Wireless,
EXCHANGE
Belling
1. 27% 15. 3%
.104%
.52
The speakers referred to the pro- hibition of loons and credits and on embargo on Imports and exports of war materials in this connection. An official communique states that in course of his reply Mr. Chamberlain discussed the views held as to the recent course of events in China and TT. London also the suggestions made by the Demand deputation and explained in the very close way in which His Majesty's Government was following developments in the situation. British Wireless,
detail
GOVERNOR FLIES
TO ENGLAND FROM NAIROBI
T.T. Shanghai
T.T. Singapore
T.T. Japan
24
TT. Indla İTT, U.S.A.
T.T. Manila T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok
T.T. Saigon T.T. France
Manager.
SWEDEN TO AID WAR VICTIMS
Stockholm, Jan. 25.-
At a meeting presided over by 1084 Sven Heden, famous Swedish
.$2
CX-
plorer and modern Murco Polo, 3071 was decided to issue a nation-wide 014
appeal for funds and medical stores .55% for the Chinese victims of the war.
14014
-Rruter.
024
9.30
TT. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia
.70%
133
1/6/2
Baying
dp.
London, Jan. 25. -Sir-Harold -Macmilchuel,-Governor 4-m/s-L/C-London. of Tanganyika fa returning to London 4 m/s D/P by air from Nairobi, after which he 4 m/s L/c. U.S.A, is proceeding to Palestine, where he 4 m/s France
has been appointed High Commis- 30 d/s India sioner.--Reuter.
U.S. Cross rate in London
MANCHUKUO MINISTER
LEAVING
FOR ROME
to
1/334
Tokyo, Jan. 26, ,1/3.5/32 Mr. Hsu Shao-hsiang, the newly .31 appointed Manchukuo Minister
.9.05 Rome, is leaving Hsinking with his 834 staff in the middle of February.-- .4.994k Reuter.
Owni
Osaka
Paris Peiping
Taingiao
interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received for fixed perioda at rates to be obtained on application,
2. KANO,
Manager. Hongkong. 11th September, 1937.
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
to
190
23
24
1261
126
128
THE
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
M. S. "NIPPON"
(15,070 tons displacement
Speed 16 knotsi
Ca Lrb
with Do Luxo Passenger Accommodation will sail from Hong Kong on her MAIDEN VOYAGE on
2nd February, 1938
Forced Air Ventilation Cabins with baths attached. Fares from £58.10.0 to Antwerp or London.
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ACROSS
8 Even the pluckiest fighter may
take this lying down (8).
The artist who always knows where to draw the line may not need this (6).
10 Animation (6).
11 Standard required in lighting
the way (8).
12 I coll silii meant trouble
he
could make trouble for you all right! (0).
13 The housewife knows that this
job in the end is endless (8).
15 Scottish island (4).
17 There is no clean start, and the
end came first-all very fused (7).
con-
19 A word from the chucker-out
(7).
22 An
(4).
uncomfortable
bedfellow
24 The unknown shows temper at
Inst (8).
27 A benefit that self-will connot
give one (6).
30 The height that shows mine (8). 30 Inconstant (0),
31 This may be taken for divers
reasons (8),
32 The yarn that has gone to seed
(0).
DOWN
1 Not the kind of dog for a child-
ren's pet (6).
2 Over-heated, evidently (8).
Do not stop with a unit mixed in shape (U),
4 Emphatic types (7).
5 Give leave to improve the ap-
pearance of sirnight hole! (0),
N
ADDED:
6 In spite of the name this should
holp the pienic (6).
7 What Moses'
argued (8).
mother put is
14 A very small cat? (4).
16 Part of a splendid league but it
is not working (4).
18 Premature (8).
20 Raised by the middle of it, për- ".
haps (8).
21 Shrewdness of a tale on a big
settlement (8).
23 Importance (7).
25 This shelter might be waning
(8).
20 Part of this plant is intoxicating
(0).
28 À matter of light and shade (6).-
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
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AND.
George and Giroda....Grader than averi A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
·210.8ABIO MCTUTE
Walt Disney's
Colour Triumph." "DONALD'S COSTRICH". COMING ATTRACTION AT THE
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