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TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
RADIO BROADCAST
Tony Gray and Pomping
Vila from the Studio "IN TOWN TO-NIGHT"
Radio Programme Broadenst by: Z. D. W, on a Frequency of 845 k.c'n. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. on 9.52 m.e's. per and 8-11 pan. second.
via Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF JAPAN via Ilonelulu EMPRESS OF ASIA
EMPRESS OF CANADA via Honolulu
Noou, Thurs., Oct. 27. Noon, Fri, Nov, 11. Noon, Fri, Nov. 25. Noon, Frl, Dec. 9.
H. K. T.
Air-conditioned equipment Frequent
on
Canadian Pacifie
TO MANILA
Trains C.P.R. Trans-Continental Atlaalle saliings to European Part
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA ......arrives 2.00 pm, Thurs., Oct. 20, 10.00 pm, Thurs, Oct. 20.
Union
Building
والحر
Canadian Pacific
Telephone
20752
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
Monthly Service to
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indien ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol Buenos Aires, South America.
NEXT SAILING:-
M.S. "TAI PING"
25th October.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hongkong Bank Bldg.
Telephone 28021.
OUR BRITISH crosswords
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1 Unequalled like the golfer with
the links to himself (0),
8 Of course a second dinner for
the farmers would be unusual (13),
11 In this is carried away a lot of
a farmer's this (4).
12 00 feet (5).
13 A dog will carry this off from
a hedgerow without knowing it (4).
10 With this he is heartless (7).
T7 Descriptive (7).
IB Wood in 24 down is the making
of this German town (7).
20 "Here thou, great Annn, whom three realms obey, dost some- times-take and sometimes ten"
(Pope) (7).
21 Common modern food (4). 22 Part of London that gives good advice to a sufferer from stage- fright (5).
23 A prominent employer (4). 26 These fentures are shown on
mapa (13).
27 This fruit provides a perfect
drink at first (0).
DOWN
3-Light music7 (4),
There's a lot in dress, DE WO-
men know (7).
4 Remaining
abode (7),
lu a temporary.
This bag may be a protection or
a weapon (4).
6 Remonstrance (13),
195
7 Of course her place would rec
to be the drawing room (13),
0 Was 1 due to irritation that
the competitor thus withdrow?
·(9),
10 This is not a good start for a
meal in good circles (9).
14 This plant is generally to be
found at the water's edge (5). book of the OT. that 15 The 000
nts here (5).
10 Extract (7).
20 The big fall from a tree that
produces (7).
24 A geometrical shape (4).
25 The one European that will fit
here (4).
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION UND BE DWARF T-N BORAGEN ORWELL METAPOILU FIFA MANTLE M, RUNNE
IRENAS BETEVE
A CORED IT ́OXYÜKS 1. | HOMEENVOGUR O EXECUTES BEL, FANT
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WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 19, 1938.
BANKS.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorized Capital
$50.900.000
surd and Fully Paid-up... $20,000,000 Reserve Funde:--
Sterling
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHIINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1833 HEAD OFFICE;-LONDON. 1 Bishopsgate, F..C..
£0.500,000 Paid-up Capital
#11 £3,000,00% Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $3,000,000 Stonervo Liability of Proprietars 120,000,000 Reserve Fund..... £3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE:-DONGKONG. BOARD OF DIRECTONS:- T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman. Jon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman,
C. Mişkin, Exy. J. K. Bousfeld, Zaq.
A IL Compion, Exų,
Morrison, Esq. Hom. Mr. II. E. Dodwel Hon. Mr. A. L.. Bhields W. H. Lock, Zaq.... H. v. Wilkinson, Esą, Bir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, CHEF MANAGER.
BRANCHES -
BUNDAY CALCUTTA CANTON
KOLUMBO
0.00 Beethoven-"Pastoral" Sym- phony No. in F Major, Ob. 68.
Played by the Vienna Philharmonic
Bruno AMOY conducted by Orchestra
BANGKOK Walter.
0.40 Selections from Wagner's BATAVIA Operas.
"Die Meistersinger”—Overture.. The B. B. C. Symphony Orchestra CHEFOU cond. by Adrian Boult; Tristen And DAIREN Isolde Isolde's Love Song (Act 3) FOOCHOW Nanny Larsen-Todsen (Soprano) HAIPHONG with The Bayreuth Festival Orches-HANKUR tra cond, by Karl Elmendorff; "Tann- HARDIN
(Bac-HUNGKEW hauser-Venusberg Music canale)....Bruno Walter conducting ILOILO the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - JOHONE The Landgrave's Address....Ivar KOBE Andersen (Bass) with Orchestral | KOWLOON accomp. cond. by Fritz Zweiz.
מסינג
LUNDON
LYONN
MALACCA
Mmonth
MUAR (JOHORE)
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PEAPING
PENANG HANGOON SAIGON
SAN HANCIACO SHANGHAI BINGAPORE. SUDRABAYA SUNGI PATANI SWATOW
TIENTSIN
TSINGTAO
KUALA LUM1UR YOKORAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- 7.10 Closing Local Stock Quota- rency aud Fixed Deposits received for
tions.
2.12
Ballads
Lo. Here The Gentle Lark (Bishop) Mavis Bennett (Soprano) with Piano; Bedouin Love Song (Pinnuti) ....Peter Dawson (Bass-Doritone) with Orchestra: Always (from
and
'Puritan Lullaby-Dyrenforth Sinith)....
..Inn Souez (Soprano) with Orchestra,
7.25 B. B. C. Recording-"Out of the Blue."
A short story read by Sapper (Li. Col. I. C. MuÑelje).
7.48 Leslie Jeffries and His Or chestra
one year or shorter periods in" Locki and other currencies an terms which will be quated an application.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various rises TO LET.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
MANCHESTER BRANCO:
21 Mosley Et., Manchester.
AQENCIES AND BRANCHEN:
Alor Star Amritsar
Bangkok
Ipoli isilo
Karachii
Klang Kobe
Kusla
Salgon
Setiarana
Seremban
Shanghai
Singapore
Sitiawan
Listavin Bombay Calcutta Canton Cawnpore
Cebu
Lumipter Kuching Madras
Nourabaya Taiping
Tientsin
Colombo
Manila
Tonghab
DAIN
Medan
Blaiphong
New York
Taingiao
Hamburg
Felping
Hankow
(exing)
Itaruin
Penang
Ilangkong Nangoon
(Bruket)
Yokohama
Foreign Exchange and General Bank- ing business transacted,
Current Accounts (opened and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shorter periods at rater which will be quoted on spplication.
The Bank's Head Offer in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business, And clatma recovery of British Incote Tax overpaid, on terms which may be Racertained at any of its Agencles & Branches,
B. A. CAMIDGE.
Hongkong, 29th June, 1938.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
| Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital... Reserve and Undivided
Dianager.
$10,000,000,0 $3,500,000,00
Profite ............................................... $2,710,728.70
VICAD OFFTER::~HONGKONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Central. The Burnews of the above Bank
BOARD OF DIRECTORS;— conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- tal Banking Corporation. Rules y be
Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman. 1. Koon Chun. Esq. obimed on application.
Fung Ping Wah, Esq. Il Lan Bang, Y FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI K. Kwok, Esq.
BANKING CORPORATION.
Wong Yun Tong Eag. Wons Chalon, Es
Esq, V. M. GRAYBURN Cliong Chung Bhek, Esq. Kên Ying Po, Exi Chief Manager. KAN TONG гo, Esq., Chief Manager. Hongkong, B. October, 10.
LI TRE FOND, Esq. Atanager. BRANCHER AND AGENCIES:
Le Pelit Capitaine (laquelle); Tres The P. & O. Banking
(Jeffries): Dearest Love! Jolin
Hey, Coward); "Operette Noel
Gypsy ("Countess
Сурку,
Piny Maritza"Kalman).
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,
Studio-Reelial by 8.03
Toby
Corporation, Ltd.
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authorised Capital Subscribed and Paid-up
Gray (Piano Accordeon) and Fou.Deserve FundEAD OFFICE:** 190,000 ing Via (Vocal and Piano),
(1) Plano Accordeon and Piano; (u) Darktown Strutters Ball; (b)
Amoy Batavia Lambay Calculia
Melbourno Nagasaki New York Osaka
PAYIN Peiping Penang
Rangoon
Salgan
San Francisco Beattie Semarang
Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Swnlow
mney Talhoku
Trentin
Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
sailing October 21st
at 9. a.m.
SHANGHAI
KOBE- YOKOHAMA
HONOLULU
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
Dollar Steamship Lines, Limited
12. Pedder Street
Phone 28171..
P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on though fills of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & DURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, IRANian Gulf, MAURITIUS, E. & 8. AFRICĂ, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD- ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC,
IZNINSULAR & ORIENTAL, FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS (Under Contract with fiM. Government.)
ail vessels may call at any ports on or off the mule,—and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
RANCHI
"UURDWAN
Haiphong Hankow Honolulu KODC #5,000,000 Kowloon £2,514,150 Lautan
Manila
Every description of Banking and Ex- 117-122, Leadenhall Street, London, E.ca change business transacted. Loans grant-
WEST END' BRANCH
ed on approved securities, 1-14, Cockspur Street, London, 5.3.1. Current Accounts opened in Local Cur-
RANPURA BRANCHER Bonbay. Calcutta, Call-Ireney and Fixed Deposits received for Mood Indigo; (c)
(c) Bye-Bye Blues: cut, Coimbatore, Colombo, Hongkong, one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will (2) Song. Alone With You (Pomp-Madrat, Shanghai, Singapore,
Agencies:-In all the principal towns of be quoted on application. Ing Vita) ace. Faller: Plano Solo.
Sale Deposit Boxes To Let. the world. Sonhisfleated
KAN TONO po. General Exchange and Banking busi Vila); Song, I Still Love to Kiss Younes transacted. Loans and overdrafts Goodnight.
(3) granted on approved security. (Pomping Vil):
and Fixed Deposit accounts opened. Plang Accordeon and Piano; (n) Says
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR. My Heart: (b) Chinatown,
RENCY-Interest allowed at rates which 8.30 Gilbert and Bullivan Selce may be obtained on application. tions
Lady.
(Pomping
Current
STERLING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS:- Interest allowed at rates which may be obtained on application.
The Pirates of Penzance"; Over- ture....Light Opera Orchestra under TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT direction of Rupert D'Oyly Caric: SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT for ure TRAVELLERS CHEQUES AND PAS. Stay, We must not lose our Senses.en board P. & D. and B. L. Steamers and Derek Oldham and Chorus of Girls; at Ports of Calls are issued at current rate of exchange and free of commission Hold Monsters....E. Griffin, AMERICAN
G.
EXPRESS TRAVELLERS' Baker, S. Robertson and Chorus; I am CHEQUES sold and cashed. General.. the Very Model of a Mojor
GenThe George Baker and Chorus: Yeoman of the Guard": Hereupon We're both Agreen. George Baker
THC
Hongkong. 26th March 1931. Yeomen of and Leo Sheffield;
His Fetlers the Guard"; Free Grim Deres Uldaam: Strange ad
venture,... Elsie
GIL
1. Oldham
Griffin, Dorothy Peter Dawson;
British Income Tax Recovered. Executorship and Trusteeships under- taken.
O. HI, DELL,-
Manager
Eden Appeals
Hark! What Was That, Sir?..........P, For National
Dawson, D. Oldham, A. Tusichng. A 1. Shefeld, G. Baker and Chorus; Like A Ghost His Vigil Keeping....George Baker, Leo Sheffield, Arthur Hosking and Chorus.
9.00 London Belay-"Empire Ex- change."
Defence Unity
London, Oct. 18. Mr. Anthony Eden, speaking at the International Peace Society meeting Points of view by travellers from in the Guldhall to-day, again ap- the Dominions and Colonics,
9.15 Piano Selections Moiseivilchi,
by
Benso
Rondo (Hummet); Song Without Words-F Malor (Mendelssohn); Hunting Song (Mendelssohn); Grillen (Schumann).
0.30 London Relay-The News. Joseph Sziget (Violin) and Egon Petri (Piano).
10.15 Orchestral,
Atanager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Hrad Mce-15 Gracechurch Btreet, London, E.CJ. Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital ... Sutscribed Capital
Reserve Fund and Best
BANKCBS:
*MIRZAPORE RAWALPINDI *+SOMALI
CANTON CORFU (*BANGALORE
CHITRAL
Destination
Marseilles & London.
เนเก 11 บ48 Aut
17,000, 28th Ocl. } 0.000
5th Nov,
17,000 12th Nov. 0,000 15: Nov, 17,000 26th Nov, 6,000 3rd Dec.
13,500 10th Dec. 14,300 24th Dec. 6,000 31st Dec.
17,000
7th Jan.
• Cargo only Calls Casablanca
£3,000,000 1.000.000 1,050,000 1,247,030
SIRDHANA
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
Bangkok Bombay Calcutta
| Columbu
Delt
Galle
Itongkong Howrah
BRANCHES:--
Madres
Ipoh Ruanion
Kandy
Karachi
Kota Bharu
Kuala Lipin
SHIRALA TILAWA SANTHIA
TALAMBA
| B'bay, M'scilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg. R'dam & A'werp. Boy, M'scilles & London. Straits, C'Imbo, B'bay & K'chl. Marseilles & London.
[B'boy, M'scilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg. R'dam & A'wers, Bombay, M'selles & London. Bombay, M'scilles & London. B'bay, M'ecilles, Havre, L'don, | Huil, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp.
B'bay, M'seilles & London.
All versels may call at Maja
BRITISH INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (SOUTH)
0,000 22 Oct., 10.30 n.m. S'pore, Port Swettenham,
8,000 5th Nov.
10,000 10th Nov,
8,000 3rd Dec.
Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
DO.
DO.
DO.
DO.
New York
10,000 17th Dec.
B.I. Aptar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd class passengers
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTH)
Pettang
Rangoon
Shanghal
Simla
Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trengganu
HONGKONG DRANCIF.
Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted,
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSOI UNDERTAKEN,
and
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on application,
D. DENSON,
EXCHANGE
Selllag
pealed for
unity in tackling party the national defence problein.
He
that Britain would con- argued
be out-distanced in the arms T.T. London tinue 10
and as long as she continued race,
Demand present methods.
T.T. Shanghai If rearmament could be more ef- TT. Singapore ciently and speedily carried out by a TT. Japoni Government representing all parties. T.T. India then the case for such a Government TT. USA
her
German Dances Nos. 1 and 2 (Material rearmament was not all. TT. Batavin
must surely be unanswerable. T.T. Manila 693) (Mozart); German Dance No. 3 "The Sleigh Ride" (IC. 605-Mozart) Britain's whole fational economy T.T. Bangkok
would require on
overhaul, with a Tr. Saigon
Vienna Philharmonie Orchestra cond,
SIMILALOT.
NELLORE
TANDA
NAMKIN
7,000
4th Nov.
7,00
Manila, Rabaul, Briibune, 3ydney, Melbourne & Hobart;
1.000 2nd Dec.
31st Dee.
Regular monthly salings from 'It'kong to Bhanghai &· Japan ·&·li'kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Bydney—ig days. SAILINGS TO Bhanghai & JAPAN.
RAWALPINDI
*SOMALI TANDA
17,000 28th Oct. A. 28th Oct.
2.000
4th Nov..
SANTHIA
0.000
Dlh Nov.
CANTON
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan,
Shonghal & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
10,000 23rd Nov.
Shanghal & Japan. Japan.
Shanghal & Japan.
Shoughal & Japan.
th Nov,
15.500
14,500 | 24th Nov.
*BANGALORE 6,000 26th Nov.
Lurgy only
All dates are approxunate and subject to alteration without notice, pareria measuring not more than B cft, will be received at the Company's Office up to boos on the day previous to mailing.
For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply
P. & Traing, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
ndanight #C
THE HILARIOUS COMEDY HIT OF 1938 !
TALAMBA
CONFU
1s. 21 .1s. 218
.175 Nom.
5276
10331
,821
2934
5341
.150
100/4
10.93
73
1284 1/83
1/3
GARY TOOK
HER FOR
.2010
U.S. Cross rate in London
84 4.75%
, Grmany
by Bruno Walter; The Bagpipe Player new effort to deal with domestic pro- TT France (Weinberger)....Sir Hamilton Harty blems, such as unemployment. cond, the London Symphony Orches-i Unity, strength and justice were T.T. Switzerland tra with Harold Dawber at the Organ. the three equipments if Britain's T.T. Australia
Buying 10,30 London Relay In Town work for peace was to be successful. To-night",
Dritain's strength should be used, not 4 m/s L/c London Introdueing unusual stories from to impose her will or to show intoler- 4 m/c D/p every walk of life and flashes fromance, but to uphold certain standards 4 m/s L/c USA. the news of the week. Produced by of international conduct, without 4 m/s France C. F. Mechon.
could not be which there
poarc. 30' d/s India Reuter.
11.00 Close Down.
do.
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in the "ROSE ROOM"
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