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NEWS OF THE DAY
EX PICTURES
IN
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Hongkong
FROM FAR AND NEAR PHOTONEWS
CHAPPENINGS
AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE
Pictures by E. G. MALINDINE with commentary by
Meeting at Cheltenham.
CHELTENHAM NEWS REEL: AB. AUSTIN at the first day of the National Hunt
DRIVER of the racing special, R. H. Gale,
Good Luck" at of Swindon, shouts
"Lovely Cheltenham racecourse station. day this time," he grins. "Last year it was a wash-out. I've been engine-driving for 18 years and I've never had time to get of at Cheltenham yet. And I enjoy a fine day at the races as much as anybody."
FORTY years farrier at Cheltenham rece. course. Every racing man knows R. J.. "I plated the first Isaac, of Gunwell Ford. winner for the National Hunt 'Chase, That's going back a long time. Timothy Titus, he was. We had only a little hat, here then."
"YOUNG FLINTY" has his legs band- aged. He ran in the National Hunt "Been very unlucky" grumbles Handicap. his stud groom, E. Hopkins, "but he'll ran a good race one day if he stands up.". A stud groom of 25 years' experience should know.
NOT everybody comes to bet.
J. White, aircraft filter of Sufolk- street, Gloucester, can't afford to. He's ' out of work.
"I've been ill, but I'm getting better now so I thought I'd just come here for a few hours of sunshine. Better than medicine to me."
JELLIED cels are grand. Lovely food. Best you can eat." Now we're through the gates. Here is A. Witchalls, cel-seller of Lea Bridge-road, Clapton. It can hardly stop to talk there's such a run on ecia though it's not one o'clock yet, "You'll find me at all the South Country meetings, .They're my best business. Never miss one.”
BANKS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.^^
Authorised Capital ..
$50,000,000.
inned and Fully Paid-Up ... $20,000,000, Reserve Funds
Sterling
6.300,000
Hongkong Currency Reserve $18,000,000 fteserva Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE:-DONGKONG, BOARD OF DIRECTORS—— T. E. Pearce, E.
- Chairmaņu.
Hon. Afr. J. 1. Paterson.
Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfield, Bay. J.; Manson, Rag.
A. H. Compton, Esq. G. Miskin, E. tion, Mr. S. II; Dodwall K, S. Morrison, Esa Hun, Mtr, M. T. Johnson A. L. Shields, Eaq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Graybura. CHIEF MANAGER.
BRANCHEB:--|
AMOY DANGKOK
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURO HANKOW
LARISIN HONGKEW ILOILO- ПРОН
JOHORE KOBE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON, LYONS
MALACCA MANILA MUAR JOHONE) MUXDEN
NEW YORK
PEIPING PENANG JLANGOON BAIGON BAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA -BUNGEI PATANI SWATOW TIENTSIN
TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Depoalts received for and year or shorter periods in Local and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on application,
ALSO up to date SAŠE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET. Hongkong, 20th February, 1938,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation. Rules may be abtained on application. FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBÖRN,
Chief Manager, Hongkong, 20th February, 1938.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1352 KEAD OFFICE:~LONDON 13 Dishopsgate 1...
Paid-up Capital
13,000,000
Reserva Llablity Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund
MANCHESTER BRANCH:
2 Mosley St Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHEB: Alor Star Ipoh. Amritsar
Salgoa
Bangkok
Hollo Karachi
Semarang
Beremban
Batavia
Nombar
Klang Kobe
Shanghai
Singapore
Calcutia
Kuala
Sitiawan
Canton
Lumpur
Sourabaya
Cawnpore
Kuching
Taiping
Cebu Colombo
Madras
Tienta
Manila
Tongkan
Deil
Medan
(huket)
Haiphong
New York
Tringtao
Hamburg
Felping
Hankow
(Paking)
Mias E. Cake. Gloucester business girl, has only o few minutes to decide. She fancies Music Hail for the 120, but she has time to change Aer mind. What does it matter? I'm
here for a day's enjoyment.”
WHICH shall it ber
NEARER and nearer to the first race.
Southall, Tic-lac man of Birmingham,
is furiously busy. Mutters out of the corner of his mouth, "Yes, I've had 25 years of tic-tac. When I do this it means number one in the next race to lay at 5 to 1 to lose £200.
& O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England)
Taking Carto on through Mils of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON INDIA, IRANIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, E. & 8, AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA. INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, EN
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT NOYAL MAIL STEAMERS (Under Contract with H.M. Government.}
+
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route-and the route and all sailing
are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Steamers
#ALIPORE
RAWALPINDI *DEHAR
CONFU
*SOUDAN
CHITRAL CARTHAGE +*BURDWAN
RANCHI
Tons From H'Kong about
Destination
6,000, 27th April, 5 p.m. Straits, Cl'bo, B'bay & K'chl. 17,000, 30th April. Noon Marseilles & London.
4,000 7th May.
14,500 4th May. 0.000 21st May.
10,000 28th May 14,300 17th June. 6,000) 18th June.
17,000 25th June
B'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don. Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London B'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don. Hull, Hbg. I'dom & A'werp. Bombay. Marsellies & London 'bay, Marseilles & London. B'bay, M'scilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg. R'dam & A'werp. B'boy, M'sellles & London.
• Cargo only † Calis Casablanca All vessels may call at Malta
BRITISH INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (SOUTH.)
8,000 th May.
1
SANTHIA
¡S'pore, Port Swettenham, Pe
bang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
TALMA SIRDHANA SHIRALA
TILAWA
10,000 21st Moy.
8,000 4th June 8,000 18th June, 10,000 2nd July
DO.
DO.
DO.
DO.
NELLORE
TANDA
NANKIN
FIFTEEN minutes before the first race. Let "The pinsi Dick Swan" help I'm one of you to make up your mind. the best known bookies on the course,” he boasts. "Had 51 years of t and feel it a bit hard now. But I did manage to get on to the Birmingham City Corporation in my spare time. I was Councillor
Bolland."
BUSY on his 'phone, booking up the Tole in the Paddock, is P. Mumford, Londen man. He is on the staff of the Racecourse Betting Control Board, and has been at almost every meeling since Totaltintor betting began.
D.I. Apear Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd class Passengers EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN Bailings (SOUTH)
7.0001 0th May, 10 sm. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,
7000 3rd June..
7,000 2nd July.
Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart
Regular monthly sailings from kong to Bhanghal & Japan & It'kong to Australia'
TALMA
CHITRAL TANDA CARTHAGE BIRDHANA
BURDWAN
SHIRALA
Ilong Kong to Bydney-19 days,
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
10,000 | 28th April, 7 a.m.; Amoy & Japan. 10.000 28th April, Noon. Shanghai & Japan.
7.000 0th May 14,500 12th May
For Cargo only.
Shanghai &„Japan,
Shanghai & Japan.
Amoy & Japan.
gere approximate ; and" subject to alleration without notice," paren
mai, more LAN SIBEL, WI be reovivad 45, the Company's Ones so to moms:
previous –ka sailing...
For Pauset Bates, Handbooks, Freight, eto, HORLY,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Pho
QUE HOPE, winner of the Cham
And most popular and
feta nashed and rippled
RANCHI
Shanghal & Japan.
8,000 12th May
Amoy & Japan.
0,000 13th May
Shanghal & Japan.
17,000 20th May
8,000 28 May.
W. B.
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And Mrs. Nellie Miller, THEY'RE of."
course barmaid, can watch them as she works. They call her Mrs. "Golden". Miller here.
"I'm backing. Golden Miller again this
"I've seen him win Ave. year," she says.
years in succession."
WILSON, left, Kültol's jockey, wasn't lucky in the Arst race. One-time rider
of Golden Miller, he's sparing a moment to consider his card just inside the saddling. enclosure.
FOR peripatetic punters. They call them Perambulators Fayers and the Race course Betting Control Board are trying them out for the Arst time at a dig race meeting." Seems to be working, wrli judo- Ing by the number of people I've paid," says this one, S. Robson, fe carries £50 and 11 you've been lucky you just hand him your Tole slip.
HORSE patekeeper, W. Parker, watches
for the hortes to return to the pad
Part of his job is to dock after the race. induce the strays to return to the paddock before the field.thunders past again. Lives at Frestbury, Gloucester, and began work fenceman on the course seven ing as
years ago.
Challenge Cup, leaves the course after the day's
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. BERVICAS CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES' MARITIMES. ›
Steamship
"BONTAY" No. 5 REO/38
Bringing Cargo: from Dunkirk via Shanghai. Arrived Hongkong on Friday, 22nd April, 1938.
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. Li Kow- laan, whence delivery may be ab lained immediately after landing.,
All cloima must be sent in to me on or before 4th May, 1838; or wwill not be recognized
be extrin-
Damaged Packages will be
d by the Company's Surveyor Mesars: Goddard and Douglas in
he presence of the Confignees at 10.00 am on Thursday,
1038.
Consignees must
28011
at five Revenue
Officer in attendance when any aut
Harbin
Penang
Hongkong Rangoon
Yokoham Zamboanga
Foreign Exchange and General Bank- ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita received to%.she year or Khartet periods at rates which will be quoted ob application,
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid. on terms which may be Recertained at any of its Agencies & Branches.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
DANK, LIMITED...
Capital (fully paid-up). Y.100.000.000 Reserve Fund Y.135900,000 HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA, Branchas and Agencies at Alexandria Hongkong Bangkok Heinleing
Batavia
Canton
Dairen
Karachi
Rangoon
Rio de Janeira
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang
Derlia Bombay
Kobe
London
Calcutta
***Los Angeles
Kiungbal
Manila
Moll
Singapore Sourabay
(Dalny) Nagasaki
Sydney
Fangtien
Nagoya
Tientsin
(Mukden), New York
Hamburg
OLETTI
Hankow
Osaka
Tokyo Yingkow
Harbin
Paris
Honolulu
Poking
interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received for fixed periods cates to be obtained on application.
Y. KANO,
Manager. Hongkong, 10th March, 1838.
Leung Sai Ter, aged 11, is deaf and dumb.
He came up before the magistrate for being without, 'visible means of subsistence.: -What means could he have until he is taught a trade and taught how to understand and make others understand him? So we are putting him. Into the Deaf and Dumb School.
luthera, anyone
who
Would maintain 'this" little
outcast
able goods are rxamined by the Viper mon Company's Surveyors d
No Fire Insurance will be enregied
KATEDRA SON by us in any tasa,whataveris?
Agent, high ridge of the
WORK ON Hongkang, 25th April, 1988.
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