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About 35 Dead In Oil Town Disaster
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY
BANKS
HONGKONG' AND SHANGHAI : BANKING CORPORATION.
19. 1938.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & 'CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1833 HEAD OFFICES-LONDON. 35 Nishopsgxia, E.CE.
$50,000,000 Authorised Capital issued and Fully Paid-Up ........ $20,000,000
eserve Funds Streveport, Feb. 18.
# 1,200,000 Stering ********* B10,000,000 Paid-up Capital (propriators £3,000,000 Over 35 people were killed and
Hongkong Currency about 150 injured when a tornado Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 Reserve Fund courantom 3,000,000
struck the oll town of Rodessa in North Louisana to-day. Many build- ings were wrecked and many of the victims were so mangled they could not be identifled.
Fumes from a wrecked gas well spread all over the city and added the danger of explosion to the horror of the tornado.
Driving rain added to the hard- ships of the rescuers.
*
2
HEAD OFFICE:—HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
G. Muskin, Esq. Chairmari,
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bousfeld Exq. K. B. Morrison. Esq. AH. Compton, Esq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson B. H. Dodwell, Esq. T. F. Pearce, Esq.
A. L. Brisida, Esq. J. It. Masson, Esq.
Bir Vandeleur M. Grayburt, CHIET MANAGER. BRANCHES:-
The wind cut a swathe half a mile
end AMOY long and a mile wide. One devastated a block outside the heart BANGKOK
HÄTAVIA of the business district of the boom- BOMBAY ing oil town.
CALCUTTA The storm area extended south CANTON CHIEFOO and its path included the Standard COLOMBO Oll camp, numerous oll field supplyDAIREN
FOOCHOW houses, and the homes of hundreds AIPHONG of workers families.-Unted Press.
HAMBURG HANKOW HARDIN
EIGHT MINERS DEAD HONGKEW
Reservoir Collapses In-
Pennsylvania
Jeansville, Penn., Feb. 17.
A reservoir collapsed here to-day, pouring tons of water into the Spring Mountain coal mines which were seven Hooded. The floods washed men to safety, and simultaneously cight trapping cave-in, caused a men 500 feet below surface.
When they were located they were dead..
Those rescued are suffering from shock and exposure.--United Press.
Matsui To Be Recalled
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Y.134,500,000
Current Accounla opened in Local Cur reney and Fixed Deposits received for
which Reserve Fund 1 year or shorter periods in Local Capital (fully paid-up).... Y.100,000,000 Currency and Sterling on terms
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Branches and Agencies A dato up to
SAFE DEPOSIT ALSO
Alexandria hongkong Hangoon Bangkok
Hinking BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1937.
Batavia
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- hat Banking Corporation. Jules may be obtained an application." FOR THE HONGKONG AND BHANGILAT BANKING CORPORATION,
V.AL GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 18th May, 1937. cision of the Japanese Cabinet, to treat foreign interests on the Yangtse, the Customs and the Shanghai pro- Shanghal, Feb. 18. It is learned from a reliable source blems more conciliatorily. An uncon- that General (Com-Ormed report states that General Iwane Matsui mander-in-Chief of the Japanese Matsul will later be appointed Am- troops in Shanghai and Central China) bassador at large to the new "Central is being recalled by Tokyo and will Government", when it is established
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Tokyo
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Tsingtao
interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on appication.
Κ. ΠΑΝΟ,
Manager. Ilongkong, 12th February, 1938.
£3,000,000
1,800,000 1,030,000 1247,030
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
Head Office-15, Gracechurch Street,
London, E.CA.. be replaced by Lieut-General Shun-in Nanking-Reuter
Lieut-General
ral Hata is son of Mr.
Authorised Capital roicu Hata, who is aged 58, and the
Hats of Hokkaido and subscribed Capital Katayoshi Hate youngest General in Japan.
Until last year General Hata was brother of the late General Eltare Paid-up Capital Commander-in-Chief in Formosa and Hata. He graduated from the Mill Reserve Fund Rod Nest .....
1901. Ho held such Academy In tary Inspector- then
promoted General of Military Education in important posts in the array as De
of the three partme
of partment Chief General Staff Tokyo, which is one
Commander of the 5th Fleid
igade; Chief of 4th De General Staff Ocean Bombay and Bangkok
was
the reputation of being conservativo
In army politics. It is reported that
chief ormy posts. General Hat has
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BRANCHES
Gallo,
he is arriving from Tokyo by air to fater Chief of 1st Department in the Coret
same omce; Inspector of Artillery; Colombo day.
The reasons for the change. sug-Commander of the 14th Division In Delhi gested are that General linta is re- August 1933 and between 1035 and Hongkong garded as being more diplomatic 1930 Chief of the Military Depart-gwrah than General Matsul, and the de- I ment of Air.
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5 Afford to eat with fold (8).
View of parents with daughter in the middle (0).
This is not often inaugurated by two branches of the services - (0), 10 t dates create lack of gusto
(8).
11 This has every appearance of
most of a frult (4).
ardent 14 "Guns
(13).
din" (anag)
19 Popular kind of shaft to take the middle of it (5).
23 This might be dug from its
head (7).
23 Where the rising sun is not
welcome now (5).
25 Having scruples (18).
31 The view in this would be re-
considered (4),
33 Give a girl
the truth (8).
settlement for.
34 Bally epithet with fruit-bear-
ing tall (G).
36 "le army" (nning.) (0).
30 Rough representston
"G. G." in a vehicle (6).
DOWN
of
1 Into this people is vocal modu
Jation (0),
2 It will not. ylold its contents
unlean it be inclined (0).
3 One of the USA. (0).
4 With this instrument. I could
moko Americs (0).
The very last thing in dresses (0).
6 A cut-up bird in the pot isn'
suggestive fact (?)...-
7Flower (8).
12 This would make the band fed
up: (4),
13 To take this in hand might be
a preliminary to using 19 herpes, (4).
15 Classical form of manor (532) 16 A pick-me-up (5).
17 One who is pecustomed to giv
ing 16 down (5).
18 Apparently not an unoccupied ·
bit of land (5),
20 An honourable, blemish from a
branch of the forces (4).
21 Pleasant mixed in 25 across
(4),
24 Getting 20 down (7).
20 See about a sheltered position although Inclined to close the
(0).
27 Ofensive advice (0).
28 Parts of the body from a British
river (0).
25 What I ilve on is mixed cash
.with me (8).
30 Not in any way rolated (0). 32 Era (5).
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
T TRADE OPERATED
A OCEBB PIN
CAIETRA |
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IO OWLADEI
NANOYAL PAOMKR
GEDEEMASONFI
BRARGENT LIEGE
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Прол Kuantan Kandy
Karachil
Kota Bharti
Kuzin Lipis
Madras
New York
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Himia
Kuala Lumpur Singaporn
Kusia Trengganu
HONGKONG BRANCH.
description of Banking Every Exchange Business transacted.
and
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Currency anul FIXED DEPOSITS received. in Locat Currency, STERLING & US. DOLLARS on terms that may be ascer tained on application,
D. DENSON,
bianager.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship
"ARAMIS"
No. 7 A/38
Bringing Corgo from Morschiles via Saigon, etc arrived Hongkong on Wednesday, 10th February, 1030. Consignces are hereby informed that their goods with the exception Valuables Treasure and of Oplum, are being landed and stored inlo, the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob tained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or
or before 20 February, 1938, will not be recognized.
or
Packages will be examin-
ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs-Goddard and Dougles in the presence of the Consignces at 10.00 a.m.
on Tuesday, 22nd Feb- ruary, 1938.
any
Consignees must have a Revenue Ofleer in attendance when datlable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever..
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO. Hongkong, 16th February, 1938.
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& Dark
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