NEWS OF THE DAY
IN PICTURES
Hongkong
FROM FAR AND NEAR PHOTONEWS
2
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1938.
HAPPENINGS
AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING, CORPORATION,
Authorland: Capitał
Issued and Fully Paid-up 18:30,100,808 'Reserva' Funda v
Sterlings. '.... **
1974 # 6,200,000 Hongkong 'Currency Reserve $18,000,000 Rezervn› Llability of Proprietor's 320,000,200. HEAD OFFICE--HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS þa
T. Estoarce, Engi Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman, 1996
J. K. Bowfeld, Esq.
A. IL Compton, Es
J. R. Masson, Jaqu G. Miskin, M.
Hon. Mr. B. IL. Dodwell K, B. Morrison, Esq. M. 2. Johnson, Esq. Hon. Mr. A. L. Shielda
D. C. Edmonaston, Bea! Acting Chiel Manager.
BRANCHES
AMOY
BANGKOK
BATAVIA HOMBAY
CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOU COLOMBO DAIREN JOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG JANKOW HARBIN
HONGKEW- ILOILO
IPOI JOHONE
KOBE KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR.
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA MANILA
MUAR (JOHORE) MUIDEN NEW YORK PEUING PENANG RANGOON BAIGON BAN FRANCISCO BHANGHAI BINGAPORE SOURABAYA BUNGEL PATANI SWATOW TIENTSIN TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOLLAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur roney and Fized Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Loca and other currencies on terms which wil bo quoted on application.
ALSO up to date BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Jongkong. 2nd May, 1930.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank conducted by the longkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation.. Aules may be obtained on application, FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI DANKING CORPORATION.
D. C. EDMONDSTON,
Acting Chief Manager.
. Hongkong, 2nd Blay, 1935.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
Tbeorporated by Royal Charter 1853 LEAD OFFICE:-LONDON, 38 Bishopsgate E.C.l. Paid-up Capital of Proprietors 3,000,000 £3,000,000 Reservò Liability Reserve Fund -
MANCHESTER BRANCH: Mosley St., Manchester,
£3,000,000
AGENCIES AND DILANCHES:
poh
Alor Skor
Amritsar Hollo
Saigon
Beremban
Bhangbat
CORN AND COBWEBS IN THE MILL
THE HEDGE CUTTER
THE
METAL
WORKER
COUNTRYSIDE NEWS
THIS time of year the going when his customers
are
skilled men and women of the countryside busy. The farmer has sold his last season's grain, so the miller must grind it for our daily bread.
His granaries are full. Besides, there is a re- vival of traditional crafts of rural husbandry in every. corner of the land.
More and more of the sheep fleeces 'stored in the neighbours' barns are
being brought out for the use of village spinners and weavers. And one weaver can keep three spinners
P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND 5
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Bils of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CTYLON INDIA, TRANÍAN GULY, MAURITIUS, & 8, AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED BUA, EGYPT, EUROPE, KTC PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL_FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
Under Contrast with KM, Government.) All venala may call at any ports en or off the route,—and the route and all kallings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Steamers
+ BURDWAN
RAJPUTANA
RANCHI
+*SOMALI
RANPURA RAWALPINDI
"BANGALORE
NALDERA
CORFU
Tons From 11'Kong about {
6,000, 18th June, Gas.
17,000 26th June 17,000 9th July. 6,000 16th July.
17,000, 23rd July 17,000 0th Aug. 0.000 13th Aug.
17,000 20th Aug.
14,500 3rd Sept.
Destination
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. B'boy, M'sellies & London. B'bay, M'seilles & L'don. B'bay, M'seliles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marsellies & London. B'bay. M'seilles, Havre, L/don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London Marseilles & London.
• Cargo only † Caila Casablanca All vessels may call at Malta
SHIRALA
A
TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA 'SIRDHANA
DRTTISIA INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (BOUTII.)
Port Swottenham, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
DO.
DO.
DO.
DO.
8,000 18 June, 10.30 am. S'pore,
10,000 2nd July 8,000) 10th July, 10,000 30th July 8,000 13th Aug.
+
B.I. Apear Ling Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd clam patsengute
NANKIN
NELLORE
TANDA
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTH)
7,000 2nd July.
7,000 5th Aug,
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart
7,000 2nd Sept.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong to Shanghai & Japan & Uxong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney--19 days.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
8,000 23rd June. 7,000 7th July.:
7th July. 17,000 10,000 701 July 17,000 21st July, 8,000 21st July. 14,500 4th Aug.
NALDERA
17,000 23rd June.
SANTHIA
NELLORE
KANPURA
TALMÁ
SIRDHANA
CONFU
Cargo.only.
RAWALPINDI
Shanghai & Japan. Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghal & Japan. Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximaté and subject to alteration without notice, paresis maturias not more than o eft. will be reotived at the Company's Office up ti noe on the day previous to wailing, pe
For Pemags Hate Handbooks, Freight, ste, koply RADESH MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agent
are waiting.
The
weaver
likes to know the sort of sheep which grow his wool. And on this page you see the clever hands which weave coats for idling in, or gayer dress lengths for spring feminine display.
tic and ornate uses. And the designer of furniture- like the Marquis' d'Oisy, whom you see below-and the cabinet-maker are at work once more making simple but strangely ele- gant cupboards and chairs.
tion room were once the
It is worth remembering. that as often as not the fine You see, too, the makerpieces of the modern auc of furniture and the mill worker, both reviving vil lage crafts catablished long before the days of fac. tories.
The blacksmith is turn- ing his hand and hammer again to a hundred domes-
everyday furnishings of the humble country cot." Lager's home.
And the country crafts- man's work of 1938 will be the sought-after antique of later generations.
SPINNING WOOL FROM FLEECE
The Marquis d'Olay designs and makes old-style furniture. Here he is using a beer
warmer at the 16th-century hearth of his cottage at Henham, Pledgden Green, Essex,
Talping Tientsin *Tongkan
Bangkak
!
Karachi
Batavia
Klang.
Singapore
Bombay
Kode
Sitiawan
Calcutta
Kuşla
Bourabaya
Canion
Lumpur
Cawnpora Cobu Colombe
Kuching
Madras
Manila
Dolli
Medan
Tsingtao
Haiphong
Now York
Hamburg
Pelping
Iazkow
(Peking)
Harbin
Penang
Hongkong Rangoon
Bhuket
Yokohams Zamboanga
Foreign. Fichange and General' Bana- ing basiness transacled.
Current Accounts opened and Fixia Beports received far one year, or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted " Don'
Bank's Bead omeo in London undertakes Executor de Trusted bURİYYEES. and clalma recovery of British Incom Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of Agencies De -Branches,
D. J. GILMORE,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 1st June, 1038.
The P. & O. Banking Corporation, Ltd.
(Incorporated In England, 1920), Authorised. Cepitil Subscribed and Paid-up
Reserve Fund...
£3,000,00
12,594,100
# 180,000
HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Leadenhall Street, London, EC.J.
WEST END BRANCH:
14-15, Cocker' Street, London, B.W.1
BRANCHER:--Bombay, Calcutta, Call- eut Coimbatore, Colombo, Hongkong Madras Pollachil, Shanghai, Bingapore.
Agencias:—la all the principal towns of the world.
General Exchange and Banking buss- ness transactod. Loans · and overdratis granted on_approved security. Current and Fixed Deposit accounts opened.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR- RENCY:Interest allowed at rates which may be obtained on application.
STERLING. - SAVINGS ACCOUNTS:--- Interest allowed at rates which may be obtained on
· TRAVELLERS ZAMETERS OF CREDIT,
TRAVELLERW' CHEQUES AND PAS. SENGER LETTERS OF CREDER (for use on board P. & D. and D. I. Steamers and at Parts of Call) are legued at current rato of exchange and free of commlardan. AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS" CHEQUES sold and cashed, i
Brkish Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteestips under-
take
Q. IL. HELL,
Boigkong, 26th March 1938.
htanager,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED.
Authorland Capital Paid-up Capital ... Reserve and Undivided
Frafts
winding..K.Kwok, Esq.
Above: Home-made
machine and spinning-wheel.
Centre:
"Any
saws to sharpen?" he cries,
Left: At the Hand Loom.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Once-13, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.J.
Authorised Capital.
Subscribed Capital'
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest-
DANKERE:
$3,000,000
1,000,000
1,050,000
1,247,030
The Bank of England à Midland Bank, Lia
BRANCHES:-
Ipoli Kuantan Kandy Katechi Kota Bharu
Madras New York
Penang Hangoon Shanghal
Nangkok
Bombay
Calcutta
Colombo
Delhi Calle Мордкови
Kuain Lipiz
Simla
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Howrah
Kuala Trongganu
HONGKONG BIANCHIN
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transatted.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP. UNDERTAKEN. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Lon Currency ETCY, STERLING &QUE and FIXED DEPOSITS received DOLLARS on terms that may be sIDEN and on application.
D. HENSON,
Manyer.
$10,000,000.00
$ 5,500,000.00
$ 2,776,728.70
HEAD' OFFICE:—HONGKONG
10, Des Voeux 'Noad, Central, 1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Bir Shouson Chow, Chaffman, Li Koon Chun, Esq. Fung Ping Wab, Esq.
'L! Lan Sang, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Chand Chung Bhek, Eig. Kan Ying Po, Esq. KAN TONG. PO, Esq. Chief Manager. LI TSE FONG, Esq. Manager, BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Melbourne Shanghai
Amoy Batavia Bombay Caletta
Canton Italphong Hantow Honolulu
Kobe
Kowtoun
London Manila
Nagasaki
New York
Osaka
Paris Pelping
Penang
Hingapore
Sourabaya
Swalow
Sydney Talhoku Tientsin
Tokyo
Vancouvel
Rangoon
Balgen
Bani Freeleco
•
....
Beattle
Bemarang
Yokohama
Evnry_description of Banking, and Ex- change" business transnoted. Loans grant- ed on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur raney and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter perfoda in Local arıd Foreign Currencies on terms which will be grated.on"applicatiori.
Sale Deposit Loxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO,
SCIENCE'S
Manager.
contribution to wainen's' comfort and personal dalatiness
TAMPAX
SANITARY PROTECTION WORN INTERNALLY
| ELIMINATEE_FINS, BELTS AND. 'PADS, ELIMINATES ODOS.