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About 35 Dead In Oil Town Disaster
Shreveport, Feb. 18, Over 35. people were killed and about 190 injured when a tornado struck the oll town of Rodessa in North Loulana to-day. Many build- ings were wrecked and many of the victims were so mangled they couldi not be identified.
Fumes from a wrecked as 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.
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FEBRUARY 10,
BANKS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI, BANKING CORPORATION.
$50,000,000 Authortaed Capital inued and Fully Pald-Up... $20,000,000 Reserve Funda
Sterling
*********** £9,500,000 Ilongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve ability of Proprietors $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE:HONGKONG. BOARD OF 'DIRECTORS:----
G. Miskin, Esq. Chairman.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Deputy Chairman.
1998.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHIINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853 HEAD OFFICE:--LONDON, Se Nishapagaio, B.C.2, Paid-up Capital Reserve Liability of Proprietor £3,000,000 Rezervo Fund
MANCHESTER BRANCH:
£3,000,000
71 Mosier $1, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BBANCITES; Alor Star polt Amriisar Iloilo
J.K. Bousfield, Esq. K. 8. Morrison, Esq.
11. Complan, Esq., Hon. Mr. J.J. Peterson Bombay 8.14 Dodwell, Esq. T. E. Pearce, Esq.
A. L. Shields, Lag. J.I. Manson, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, CHIET MANAGER, BRANCHES---
The wind cut a swathe half a mile long and a mile wide. One end AMOY devastated a block outside the heart BANGKOK.
BATAVIA of the business district of the boom- BOMBAY ing all town.
CALCUTTA
The storm area
extended south CANTON
CHEFOO and its path included the Standard COLOMBO Oll camp, numerous oll field supply DAIREN
FOOCHOW houses, and the homes of hundreds HAIPHONG of workern families-United Press.
HAMBURG HANKOW HATUN
ILOILO
IPOIL
JOHORE
HOWLOON
EIGHT MINERS DEADHONGKEW
Reservoir Collapses In
Pennsylvania
Jeansville, Penn., Feb. 17. A reservole collapsed here to-day, pouring tons of water into the Spring Mountain coal mines which were flooded. The Goods washed seven
men
to safety, and simultaneously caused a cave-in, trapping eight men 600 feet below surface.
When they were located they were dead.
Those rescued are suffering from shock and exposure-United Presa,
Matsui To Be Recalled
Shanghai, Feb. 18.
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DEPOSIT
ALSO up to date BAJE BOXES in various alzes TO LET.
Hongkong, 18th May, 193).
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
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HEAD OFFICE-TOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at Alexandria kunkung Bangkok sinking Batavia ICarachi Berlin
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Y. KANO,
Manager. Ilongkong. 12th February, 1935.
3,030,000 1747,830
Hongkong. 18th May. 1637, calon of the Japanese Cabinet to treat foreign interests on the Yangtse, the Customs and the Shanghai pro- It is learned from a reliable source blems more conciliatorily. An uncon- that General Iwane Matsui
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF (Com-armed report states that General Japanese Matsui will later be appointed Am- mander-in-Chief of the
INDIA, LIMITED. troops in Shanghal and Central China) bassador at large to the new "Central is being recalled by Tokyo and will Government", when it is established
Reuter
Bead Ofees-15, Graereharch Birest, London, B.CJ. be replaced by Lieut-General Shun- in Nanking)
Lieut-General Hata is son of Mr.
£3,000,000 Authorised Capital roku Hata. who is aged 58, and the
3,800,000 Hata of Hokkaido and Subscribed Capital Katayoshi youngest General in Japan.
Until last year General Hata was brother of the late General Eltaro Paid-up Capital ..
and Hata. He raduated from the Mili-Reserve Fund and Rest Commander-in-Chief in Formosa
in 1901. He held such Academy in Inspector- tary
sts in the Education in important posts in
Chief of partment Tokyo, which is one of the three ice, Commander of the 5th Field chief army posts. General Hata has the reputation of being conservative Artillery Brigade; Chief of 4th De in army politics. It is reported that partment, General Staff Office and Bangkok ho is arriving from Tokyo by air to- later Chief of 1st Department in the Calcutta same office; Inspector of Artillery: Colombo The reasons for the change sug-Commander of the 14th Division in Delhi gested are that General Hatn is re- August 1933 and between 1935 and Hongkong garded as being more diplomatic 1930 Chlef of the Military Depart-flowrals than General Matsul, and the de-ment of Air.
vas
then
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day
OUR
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5 Afford to eat with fold (6).
8 View of parents with daughter
in the middle (8).
This is not often inaugurated by two branches of the services
(B).
19 Its dates create lack of gusto
(8).
11 This has every appearance of
most of a fruit (4).
14 "Guns" ardent
(13).
din"
(anag.)
19 Popular kind of shaft to take
on the middle of it (5),
22 This might be dug from its
head (7).
23 Where the rising sun is not
welcome now (5),
25 Having scruples (13).
31 The view in this would be re-
considered (4).
1
33 Give a girl a settlement for
the truth (8).
34 Bully epithet with fruit-bear-
ing tall (0).
35 "Idle army" (anag) (0),
30 Rough representation
"G. G." in a vehiclo (6).
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of 1
1 Into this people is vocal modu-
lation (6),
2 It will not yield its contents
unless it bo Inclined (6),
4 With this instrument I could
mako America (0).
Sydney
3 One of the USA. (0),
8 Mar, 12 Apr. 10 May
15 Mar. 19 Apr. 17 May
18 Mar. 22 Apr. 20 May
3 Apr.
8 May
5 Juno
5 The very last thing in dresses
(8).
10 June 17 Juns 20 June
6 July
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A cut-up bird in the pot lan suggestive fact (7).
7 Flower (5).
12 This would make the band fled
up (4).
13 To take this in hand might be a preliminary to using 10 ncross (4).
15 Classical form of manor (5).
10 A pick-me-up (5),
17 One who is accustomed 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 scross
(4).
24 Getting 20 down (7).
20 See about a sheltered position although Inclined to close the
.
(0)
27 Offensive advice (6),
20 Parts of the body from a British
river (8).
20 What I live on is mixed cash
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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DIS
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship
"ABAMIS"
No. 7 A/38
Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon, ele, arrived Hongkong on Wednesday, 10th February, 1938. Consignees are hereby informed
that
their goods with the exception af Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Gedowns 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 1038, before 20th or
on
or they will not be Februa
Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consigners at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 22nd Feb-
1938, ruary,
Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer In attendance when any dutinble goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO. Hongkong, 10th February, 1938.
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