NEWS OF THE DAY Hongkong
IN PICTURES
FROM FAR AND NEAR PHOTONEWS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1989.
HAPPENINGS
AS SEEN BY
THE CAMERA'S EYE
ONE-MAN STATION GOES OUT WITH
THE OLD YEAR
Jim Walter, signalman, pertor, booking-clork and ticket-collector, locks up the Southern Railway Station on the Devil's Dyke, near Brighton, for the fast time.
The railway which tho station sorves is closing down because of the lack of passengers. Below we show you a typical day in the life of Mr. Woller, the one man station staff.
FIR
THE CHARTERED-BANK OF INDIA," AUSTRALIA & OHINA.
kusesporated by Kayal Charter · 1981 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, 1979 is kihopegRIO, 2.CAL W Paid-up Capital ......................... £2,000,000 Roverve Liability of Proprietors $2,000, Meserve Fund ***** $2,000,000 MANCHESTKA ZHANCH:
11 Malay St., Manchester, AGENCIES AND BEANCES.
Ipoh
Alor Star
1010 Karachi
Klang Kabe Kumin
Saigon
Bemarang
Seremban
Shanghai
Singapore
BILLEWIZ Sourabay Taiping
Amritsar
Bangkok
Dalavia.
itombay
Calcutta
Canton Cawnpore
Lumpur Kuching
| Cebu
Nadran
Tents
Colombo
Mantia
Tongkah
Delhi Haiphong
Modan
(lihuket)
Pelping
Tsingtao
Hamburg Hankow Harbin
Pelping
Yokohama
(Peking)
Fonanz
Rangoon
Ifongkong
Foreign Exchange and General Bank- ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shortar periode at rates which will be quoted on appleation.
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business and claim recovery of Brian income Tax overpaid; on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencias & Branches,
I. A. CAMIDGE,
Managu
Hongkong, 29th June, 1805.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital ................
Paid-up Capital
itcserve and Unividea
Profils
$10,000,000,
3,000,000,00
.............. $2,770,726.79 HEAD OFFICE ---HONGKONG 10, Des Vocux Road, Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ble Showson Chow. Chairman, Li Koon Chun, Esq. Funz Ping Wað. Esą. P. K. Kwok, Esq.
Li Lan Seng. Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Wong Chu Bon, Eng Chang Chutist önek, Esq. Kun Ying Po, ESQ. KAN TONG PO, EK, Chief Kanägu. LI TSE PONO, 159, Manager, BRANCHES and agenCIEBI
Amoy
Melbourne
Shanghal
Singapore
Steamera
RANPURA
,17,000), 4th Mar. Noon
0,000 18th Mar
6,000 5th Mer.
Science Part Of Holidays
P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.}
Caklog Cargo on through Dilla of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA E BURMA, CEYLOA INDIA, MARIAN GULF, MAURITIUS. E. & AFRICA, AUNTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTY, RED SEA, EGYPT, KUROPE, ETC
PINKBULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMER (Under Contract with M. Government.)
aŭ verse!n may rail at any ports on or off the route,-and the route and all malinys are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
*NAGPORE *JEYPORE
RAWALPINDI ***BURDWAN
CANTON
CORFU
↑ SOMALI
CHITRAL
CARTHAGE
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA TILAWA SANTHIA
Tops From 'Kong about |
17,000 18th March 10,000 25th Mar.
16,000 1st Apr. 14,500 15th Apr.
7 21st Aje.
15,500 29th Apr.
19,800; 13th May
Destination
Marseilles & London. Straits, C'bo B'bay & K'chi. Straits, Colombo, Bombay & | Karachil.
Marseilles & London.
D'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'rion. Hull, H'bg, 'dam & A'werp. Marseilles & London.
Marseilles & London.
'boy, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, [Full, 'bg, T'dnm & A'werp.
Marseilles & London.
Hombay, Marseilles & London.
▷ Calls Casablanca All versels may call at Maits
BRITISH INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (SOUTZ.)
10,000 11th Mor.
16,000 22nd Apr.
0,000 6th May
8.1. Aptar Lins steamers nava éxcellent sccommodation for ist à ind ciam pamengur
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
NELLORE
7,000) 4th Mar., 11 6.m. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,
7,000 1st Apr.
7,000) 6th May.
Sydney, Melbourne & Hovers
stegular monthly sailings from X'kong to Shanghai & Japan & T’kona to Australia
CANTON NANKIN SHIRALA
CORFU *SOMALI
Hong Kong to Bydney—19 days.
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
3rd Mar., Noon. 4th Mar. 8,000 18th Mar,
14,500 17th Mar.
7,000 18th Mar. 15.800 30th Mar,
Too
ROYAL INSTITUTION
A CLASSROOM-
With A Difference
A
Schoolchildren hothe un holiday watching demonstration by Dr. James Kendall. Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh Univeralty during his lecture on Sir Humphry Davy, the scientist, at the Royal Institution, W. The lecture was one of this year's-the 113th series of Christmas lectures for children. The series deals with discoveries made by young men of science.
• Cargo only
TALMA
TANDA
NANKIN
10,000 25th Mar.
$,000 8th Apr.
SIRDHANA
10,000 2nd Mar. p.m. 10,000 7,000
CHITRAL
TILAWA
10,000 30th Mar.
Cargo only.
S'pore, Port
Swettenbac Penang. Rangoon & Catroitə
DO.
DO.
DO.
DO.
Shanghai & Japon.
Shanghal & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghal & Japan. Japan.
All daten 'wra approximate and krubject to alteration without notice, perceis sosastring not more than 5 aft, will be received at the Company's Otoe op te bes at the day previous to sailing.
For Passeku Rates, Kandbooks, Freight, eta, apply
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone 7
Águ
He issues tickets from the booking-office.
Signals the approaching train,
Collects the passengers' tickets.
"OLIVER TWIST” PAGES AT Bridesmaids in crinolines and pages in Bart: Victorian aulla with top hats, followed the bride and bridegroom Gft.
M.P.'s WEDDING W the village wedding of Mir, Lennon-Bord, Farllamen- tary Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, und Lady Patricia Gulanom, at Kleveðèn, Suffolk. The bride-
: groom-la 8° feel 7 lachen: full,
Left.-Couples the engine for the return journey. Above. Back in his signal-box fico to receive orders from the Hove headquarters.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
Steamship
"MIEN"
J*AEO/33 Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via Haiphong, etc., arrived Hongkong ou Monday, 20th February, 1839.
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. Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtain- ed immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before 28th February, 1939, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be exámla- ed by tho Company's Surveyor Mesare:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees of 10.00 a.m. on Saturday, 28th February, 1930.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dull- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
Batavia
Nogarski
Bombay
Now York
Bourabaya
Calcutin Canton
Osaka
Swatow
Poris
Bydney
Peiping
Talhaku
Penanя
Tientein
Rangoon
Tokya
Kobo
Balgort
Vancouver
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OR, Agent. Hongkong, 20th February, 1930. COUNT THE TELEGRAPHS"
EVERYW
Haiphong Hankow Honolulu
Kowloon London Mania
San Francisco Saattio
Semarang
Yokohama
Every descriplan uk Danking and Ex- change business transacted. Loans grunt- ed an approved securities.
Current Accounla opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shortor periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Bale Deposit Hoxes To Let
RAN TONG 20,
Managet.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
N. Y. K. LINE
{NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA.)
From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship
"HUSIMI KAKU,”. having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong nad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
Goods
not cleared by the 4th March, 1939, will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consignee's and the Coa representa- Lives on any Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 pm. within the free storage period. For the examination of damaged dutiable goods, the signees must arrange for n Revenue Omeer to be present,
con-
All claims must be presented with- in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized,
-No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insurance has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA. Hongkong, 25th February, 1939.
THE "TELEGRAPH" will send a Staff Photographer to all events of public interest. Requests should be addressed to the Pictorial Editor.
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