Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 8, 1939.
P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Dills of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON INDIA, MANİAN GULF, MAURITIUS. E. & 3. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD “ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENBLAND PORTH, KED SEA. EGYPT, EUROPE, HTC PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMENI (Under Contract with M. Governant.)
AŬ YesSaia may call at any ports on or off the route, and the roule and all sailing arm subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Tons From H'Kong about
0,000, H1th Feb., 6 an.
7,000 25th Feb,
27,000
4th Mar. 0,090, 5th Mar, 13,000 18th March
6,000 25th Mar,
10,000 1st Apr.
14.300 15th Apr.
† Calls Casablanca
Destination
M'sellies, Havre, L'don, Hull, Hbg. R'dom & A'werp. Marseilles & London." H'bay, M'aeilles, Havre, L’don Hull, H'bg. R'dam & A'werp Marseilles & London.
Straits, C' D'bay & K'chi. Marsettles & Lundun.
B'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, 'bg. R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles & London. Marsellen & London.
'bay, M'sellles, Havre, Lidon, Hull, Ho, R'dam & A'werp.
All vessels my call at Malta
BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (BOUTB.)"
10,000 12 Feb., 9.30 a.m. S'pore,
8,000 25th Feb.
Por Swettenuan Penang. Rangoon & Calcutt DO.
PHOTONEWS
Steamers
*BEHAR
RANCHI **SOUDAN
17,000 18th Feb.
RANPURA *NAGPORE
RAWALPINDI
"BURDWAN
CANTON
CONFU
+*SOMALI
¿
7,000 21st Apr,
• Cargo 'only
TILAWA
SANTHIA
TALMA SIRDHANA SHIRALA
10,000 11th Mar.
10,000 25th Mor.
8,000 4th Apr.
DO, A
DO,
DO.
#J. Apcar Line Biteamers have excellent accommodation for lat & Ind class pDENBENEAT EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTH)
TANDA
VANKIN
NELLORE
1st Apr.
7,000 4th Mar, 7,000 1,000! 5th May.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Habar
Regular monthly sailings from 'kong to Shanghai & Japan & 'kong to Australia
Hong Kong to Bydney-19 days.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
RAWALPINDI
10,000 18th Feb. 17,000 17th Feb,
TALMA
BURDWAN
0,000 18th Feb. 10,000 2nd Mar. 10,000 3rd Mar. 8,000 10 Mar. 14,500 170 Mar.
SIRDHANA
CANTON
SIHIRALA
CORFU
"SOMALI
7,000 18th Mar. Cargn only.
Shanghal & Japan. Shanghai & Japan,
Shanghai & Jupan. Japan.
Shanghai & Japun. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration, without notice, parcels measuring not more than 5 eft, will be received at the Company's Office up to an the day previous to calling.
For Pamage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc. apply
*.& 0, 'ding. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone
Connaugh RC
BURNS PHILP LINE
Passenger & Freight Service To
AUSTRALIA
Agenta
UFS
This is the scene in the House of Representatives in Washington, as Spraker William B. Bankhead gave the oath to members of the 76th Congress. A spirit of Independence not apparent in Congress. for six year was clearly seen by politeal observers. who predicted that many hard-fought battles will punctuate the coming sessions. The session shown above was only 30 minutes long, but a special commitee submited a report indleting the present system of unemployment relief.
BANK NOTICES
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CIGNA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 14 HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON, 3 Bishopsgata, K.GJ.
Reserve Liability of Reserve Fund..................
Pald-up Capital...iatur 3.000.00
#3,000,00
1,000,001
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 11 Mosley Bt.. Afanchester, AGENCIES AND BRANCHES
Alor Star
Ipoli tatto
Karachi
Klang Kobe.
Lumpur Kuching Madras Manila
Batgon
Amritsar
Bemarang
Bangkok
Beremben
Bathyla
Shanghai
Bombay
Calcutta
Xunta
Canton
Cawnpore
Cebu
Ningspore Sulawan Yourabaya Talping Tientsi
Colombo
Delhi
Median
ΚΟΠΗ ΚΑΙ
(Bhuket)
Halpheng
Peiping
Tsingtao
Hamburg
Pelping
Yokohama
Hankow
(Pexing)
Harbin
Репрод
jlongkong Rangoon
Foreign Exchange and General Bank ing business transacted.
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Current Accounts opened and Fixes Deposita received for one year or shortes perinde at rates which will be quoted or applesiton,
Bank's Head Ofen in undertakes Executor & Tru and claims recovery of British Incom Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies & Branches,
Londor Ausiness
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Tiongkong, 20th Juna, 1934. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. LIMITED,
Head Ofco:-15, Gracechurch Sizes
London, E.C
Authorized Capita!
Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Reat.
BANKERS1
£3,000,000 1.800.000 1,050 DR 1,247,830
The Bank of England A Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES:-
Bangkok
Bombay
Ipoh Kuantan
Calcutta
Kandy
Colomba
Karachi
Delni
Kota Bharu
Galle
Kunin Lipi
Hongketig
Howrah
Madras New York Penang
itangoon Shanghai
Bimio
Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trengganti
HONGKONG BRANCH
Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.
and
interest allowed on Current Accouss and Fixed Deposits at ftates that may be ascertained on application.
D. Benson,
Aanager.
NEW BURMESE FLAG Peacock Set in a Circle Of Gold
London, Feb. 7,
Burma is soon to have its own; national flag and to fake its place as
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LIMITED,
Authorised Capital Fald-up Capitul Reserve and Undivided
Prodita
$19,000,000.0
$ 4,508,000.00
.................................................. $ 2.770,726.18 READ OFFICE:-HONGKONG 10, Des Voeux Road. Central,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sir Bhouson Chow, Chaleman. LiKoon Chun, Esq.
Fung Ping Wah, Esq. P.K. Kwok, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Eag
Wang Yun Long, Esq. Wong Chu Bon, Esq. Chang Chung Shok, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Est. KAN TONG Pо, Kaq,, Chief Manager: LI TEK PONG, Esq, Manager. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Amoy Batnyla Bombay
Calcutta Canton
Haiphong Hankow
1fonoluk
Kobe
Kawibon Manila London
Melbourne
Nagasaki
New York
Osaka Paris Repli Penang Ilangoon
Saigon
Ban Francisco
Beattlo
Semarang
Shanghal
Singapore
Sourabaya
Swatow
gydney.
Taihoku
Tientsin
Tokyo
Vancouver
Yokohama
Every description of Banking god, Ex- change business transacted. Loans grans ed on approved secured to Local dur
Current Accounts opened"
rency and Fixed Deposits, received for one year of shorter pariods in kocki and Foreign Currencies on tents which will bo quoled an application.
Bars Deposit Boxes To Ldt..
KAN TONG Rb,
Dங்ககழன். CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Steamship
"ATROS II"
Bringing Cargo from Marsellica via Salgon, arrived Hongkong on Tues- day. 7th February, 1939.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuabide are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- loon, whenes delivery may be ob tained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in, to me on or before 17th they will not be recognized.
February, 1838, or Damaged Packages will be examİD- by the Company's Surveyor Mestre Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Monday, 13th February, 1930.
ed
Consignets must have a Revenue Ofeer in altendance when any dati-
able goods are examined by the
Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
1. OHL, Agent. Hongkong, 7th February, 1930.
an aitononious state within the cock in natural colours, set in a circle British Commonwealth, a position of gold. The peacock design is formally granted after separation taken from silver coins from India In 1837.
Issued in 1852, during the reign of King The new ng shows, on a blue Mindon. Since then it has come to be fleld, the Union Jack in the top left regarded as the national emblem of corner and on the right half a pea- Burma.-Trans-Ocean.
M.V.
"NEPTUNA"
duc WEDNESDAY, 8th FEB.
Lailing MIDNIGHT. SATURDAY,
11th FEB.
For
SAIGON,
MADANG,
SALAMAUA,
RABAUL.
SYDNEY AND. MELBOURNE.
Excellent passenger accommodation with a largo
number of single cabins
at no supplement.
Built-in Swimming Bath and Spacious Sports Deck.
First Class to Sydney:-
Single-£47.10.0d. Return-£76.0.0d.
Passenger & Freight Agents:-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Tel. 28031
P&O Bldg.
Recently farmer Fred Smith, right, discovered all on his farm near St. Elmo, I., and said a lease for $50,000, with ah excellent royalty forthcoming on the ott produrcs. Su Mr. Smith went out and bought seven automeblies, one for each of his six rhldren and one for himself and his wife. That's his son Harold with him, at left,
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Charming June Clyde, British- screen and stage actress, tries out the latest ok sports, SHOW- scootering. while spending vacation at St. Moritz, Bwilzer- land. One of her playmates in the famed winter resort has been Count Curt Haurwitz-Reventlow, estranged husband of the for tner Barbara Hutton, five-and- dime heiress.
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
To
SHANGHAI
thence to Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco & Los Angelos.
S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
Sails
FEBRUARY 11th
at 6 p.m.
★ ★ AMERICAN ✩ ✩ PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND WORLD SERVICES
12. Pedder Street
Telephone 28171.
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Canadian Pacific
Telephone 20752
A new X-ray machitis, d'atened to operate at 1.09%,000 vollk, yel small enough for lustallation In extating hospital bulidings, la being assemble), as above, at the General Elecirle Company's plant 'at Schenectady, NY L. E. Dempster, 1-ft, and W. F. Westendrop aro tho designers. With a heavy lead shield it weighs 4,000 pounds.
Yoshimiko Kawashima, Manchu princess known as the "Mala Wari of Japan," the nation's cleverest spy, shot and killed in Tientsin by Chinese patrlois, According 10 # report from Chungking, China. Killers were believed to have trailed her from Hongkong where she had met Japanese leaders in connection with plans to set # # new Japanese Central Government in China. She was the daughter of Frince Su of the old Chinese court.
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