NEWS OF THE DAY
IN PICTURES FROM FAR AND NEAR
CENTRE-PIECE—The famous Budget Box in which Sir John Simon carried his Budget secrets.
Hongkong Telegraph
PHOTONEWS
B
BUDGET
BY A. B. AUSTIN
UDGET BAY in the London streets.
Raw
and windy at first. Bun comes out as soon as the sixpenny income tax increase te known. Talk, talk, talk everywhere. Let's listen.
-Sir John Simon beaming on
2.40 p.m. the Treasury steps While
Rolls-Royce walts. Speech all ready in the hackneyed red dispatch caso, William James, of Kenton, one-armed Treasury doorkeeper, makes way for him, "I've opened the door for five Chancellors.**
3.15 p.m.
Stroll
past Westminster. They're settling down to it inside. Meet Dr. Jan Vojacek, patent agent, of Prague. He refuses to be sympathetic. "England is not the most highly taxed country. Forty-six per cent, of my income goes in taxes. They tax incomes of £50 in Czechoslovakia."
Tea-time in Throgmorton-street,
the
4 p.m. opposite Stock Exchange.
Stockbrokers, between puffs: “All we need is a downpour" "West Africans are quite good" And I'd only had half a pint " "Sixpence is coming of. I've got it hard?
William Blow, cable company
4.30 p.m. inspector, is pamding his
messenger boys in Shorter's Court, back of the Stock Exchange: "I've seen 20 Budget Days here. We have to дght our way in and out with cabies,"
Bhorter's Court is
5 to 5.15 p.m. working up. Young
man in Messrs. car.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1938.
HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE
DAY
LAST MONTH'S LONDON SCENES
and Co.'s office, phone at Kemp-Gre scribbles Budget news on paper, sticks it up on the window pane, Income tax up Gd. They break, they run, shout- ing" That's bad" "Wait fill he tries to
• Stockbrohers speculate about the Budget collect it" "and then gald we were cheerful."
outside the Stock Exchange → Budget scramble over. Only waste paper left In Shorter's Court,
Cigar smoke drifts over the heads of the crowd in Throgmorton-strect as it waits for news-
A tape machine brings points of the Budget speech to a City office-
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Simon face a battery of cameras as they leave the Treasury on their way to the House-
"I've opened the door for flve-Chancellors," says William James, Treasury door keeper.
P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Ledling for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON INDIA, IRANIAN GULP, MAURITIUS, & S. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA. INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED BEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC .PENINSULAN & ORIENTAL__FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT NOYAL MAIL, STEAMEID
Under Contract with II.M. Government.) All vessels may call at any ports on or of tie route.—and the route and all calling are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Steamers
+CARTHAGE
+ BURDWAN
RAJPUTANA RANCHI
+ SOMALI
RANPURA RAWALPINDI +BANGALORE
NALDERA
Tona Froni Kong about }
14,500, 11th June. Noon.
0,000 18th June.
17,000 25th June 17,000 9th July. 6,000 10th July.
17,000 23rd July 17.000 6th Aug.
0.000 13th Aug.
17,000 20th Aug.
• Cargo only † Calls Casablanca
Destination
'bay, Marsellies & Landon Marseliles, Havre, London, Hull, H'bg, K'dam & A'werp. Bay, M'scilics & London.
'buy, M'scles & Lidon. B'buy, M'seilles, Havre, L'don Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London Bombay, Marseilles & London. B'boy, M'seilles, Invre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London
All vessels may call of Malta
DRUTII INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (SOUTH)
4,000 18th June.
SHIRALA
TILAWA
10,000
S'pore,
Port Sweltenham Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta
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DO.
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HONGKONG AND SILANGHAI DANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital .......
$50,000,000
.... $20,000,000
Issued and Fully Pald-up ... Reserve Funds;~~
Sterling
**0,500,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 BEAD OFFICE:~HONGKONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--
T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Pateran, Deputy Chalman.
J. K. Bounfald, sq. J. R. Mason, Esq. A. II. Compton, Esq G. Mladin, Esq. Hon. Mr. B. 11. Dodwell K. 8. Morrison, Esq. M. T. Johnson, Esq. Hon. Mr. A. 2. Bhíoldy
D. C. Edmondston, Esq., Acting Chief Mariager. BRANCHES ****
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BANGKOK
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA
CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO
HAIPHONG
DAIREN. FOOCHOW
HAMBURG
HANKOW
HARDIN
HONGKEW ILOILO
ПРОП
JOHORE
KOBE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR (JOHORE) MUKDEN
NEW YORK PELPING PENANG HANGOON SAICON
BAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI SWATOW TIENTSIN TOKYO
TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Current. Aceaunts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and, other currencies on terms which will be quoted on appiteation.
ALSO, up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES' in various sizes TO LET. Hongkang. 1nd Moy, 1008. N
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Busheas of the above Bank conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- hol Banking Corporation. Rules may be obioined on application, FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGILAT BANKING CORPORATION.
D. C. EDMONDSTON,
Acting Chief Manager. liongkang, 2nd May, 1938.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853 LEAD OFFICE: LONDON. 38 Bishopreate E.C.1. Paid-up Capital £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Froprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund .......
$3,100,000
MANCHESTER BILANCU: 71 Mosley 8, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star Ipoh
Salgon
Amritsar
Bangkok
Batavia
Karall Klong
Bombay
Calcutta Canton Cawnporo
Kobe Kuala
Seremban Shanghai Singapore Billawan Hourabaya
Lumpur
Taiping
Kuching
Cebu
Madras
Tientalis Tongkab
Colombo Delhi
Manila
(Bhuket)
Medon
Tsingtao
Haiphong
Now York
Hamburg
Peiping
Yokohama Zamboanga
Hankow
(Peking)
SANTHIA TALMA
SIRDHANA
2nd July
8,000 16th July.
10,000 30th July 0,000 13th Aug.
B.I. Apcar Lino Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd class passengere
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
NANKIN
NELLORE
7,000 2nd July.
7,000 5th Aug
Manila, Rabaul, Brinbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart
TANDA
7,000! 2nd Sept.
Regular monthly sallings from Ikong tu Bhanghat & Japan & 'kong to Australia
RANCHI "SOMALI NALDERA
SANTHIA NELLORE
Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
110,000, 9th June
17,000 om June, Noon. 6,000 120 June, Noon. 17,000 23rd June.
1,000 23rd June.
Ga.133. Jupun,
Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan, Shanghai & Japan. Japan.
TILAWA
7,000 7th July.
RANPURA
17.000 7th July.
TALMA
10,000 7th July
* Cargo only.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Japari.
All dates are approximats and subject in alteration without notice, paroRU maaring not more than 5 oIt. will be received at the Company's Once up to ninGT -on the đầy previous to sailing.
For Pawaze Itates, Handbooks, "Freight, ate, apply
Agents
Foman MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone 8778
Conaught R.Č.
The crowd waits outside the Houses of Parliament to watch the Chancellor arrive.
It suss Mr. Montagu Norman, finance's mystery man and Governor of the Bank of England, drive part to take his place with Budget Day celebrities,
in
"Forty-six per cent, of my income goos in taxes Czechoslovakia,' Jaya Dr. Jan Vojacek, of Prague.
The P. & O. Banking Corporation, Ltd.
£5,000,000
(Incorporated in England, 1920). Authorised Capital Subscribed and Paid-up,104.100 Reserve Fund M100,000 HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Ladonball Street, London, E.0.1. WEST END BRANCH: 14-10, Cockapur Street, London, S.W.1.
BRANCHES:-Bombay, Calcutta, Call- Coimbatore, Colombo, Hongkong Madras Pallachl; Bhanghal, Singapore.
Agencies: In all the principal towns of the world.
cul
General Exchange and Banking bus= ness transacted, Lonns and overdratis granted on
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Harbin
Penang
Hongkong Hangoon
Foreign Exchange and General Daria ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixea Deposit received for one year at skorset: periods at rates which will be quoted . ~ application. ---
The Bank's Head Office in Londona undertaker Executer & Trustee business. and claims recovery ot, British Inco Tax overpald, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies de Branches.
... GILMORE,
Acting Manager, Hongkong, hot June, 1930,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital
Pald-up Capitat
Reserve and Undivided
Profite
$10,000,000.00
$1,000,000,00
nivälismaa $2,776,728.70 HEAD OFFICES-HONGKONG 10. Des Voeux-Noad, Central. ... BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—
Sir Shawson Chow, Chairman. LJ Koon Chun, Esq. Fung Ping Wah, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Li Lam Bang, Esq. Wong Tun Tong, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq.
Chang Chung Shok, Eaq. Kan Ying Po, Esq, KAN TONG PO, Esq. malof Manager. LI THE FONO, Esq., ManagST. BRANCHER AND AGENCIES par Melbourne - Shanghal
Amoy
Bombay
and Fixed Depart security, Current Batavia
accounts opened. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL, CUR- Calcutta RENCY-Interosi allowed at raton which Conten may be obtained on application.
Italphona STERLING BAVINGS ACCOUNTS:- ITankow
Honolulu Interest allowed at raies which may be. obtained an application.
Kobe TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT, Kowloon TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES AND PAS- London BENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for tiso on board P. & C, and B. 1. Steamers and at Porta of Cal) are issued at current rate of oxchan PRESS
and free of commuten, AMERICAN
TRAVELLERS"
CHEQUES mold and cashed.
Brki Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeships under. taken.
G. IL BELLA
MANagar,
Hongkong, 26th March 1838,
Manila
Nagasaki
Now York
Osaka
Faris *Polping
Rangoon
Saigon
San Francisco
Brattle
Bemarang
Poniang
Singapore
Bourabaya
Bwalow Sydney Talhoku Tientsin
Tokyo
Vancouvol
Yokohamaa
Every description of Banking and change business transacted. Loans grant-
ed on approved securities,
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received one year or aborter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which wit ba quoted on
Bale Deposit
To Lat. KAN TONO PO,
"Manager.
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