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NEWS OF THE DAY AN PICTURES
FROM FAR AND NEAR
Hongkong Telegraph
PHOTONEWS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17; 1039.
HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE
PICTURES OF FIRE DISASTER IN FRENCH LINER
BANK NOTICES
THE CHARTERED BANK OF "INDIA,#AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Boyal Charter 1853 **
BATHE, BANK OF EAST ASIA,
Authorised, Capital Paid-up Capital Magpi Reserve and Undivided
$10,000,000.00
| 8,006,000,00
GABOARD' OF DIRECTORE>~~'{}'
Paid-up Capital 3,000,000 Proâm garaiano, 2,881,022.02. Reserve Zlebility of Proprietors 43,000,000 TUX JUKAD OFFICE) HONGKONG Ieserve and won 13,000,000 ZAR 10.: Des Vogue, Rosa, Central.
HEAD OFFICE:--LONDON, 34 Klahopsgate, v.1. *Sub-Agencies in London: 217/1tz, Leadenhall Street, 2.0, 3. West End Itranchi 14/18, Cockspor Street, B.15.J.
Manchester Branch"-"
67, Mailey Street, Manchester, 2,
AGENCIES, AND BRANCHESĮ Alor Star Rankow - ** Itangoon Amritsar
Hongkong Beremban
Harbia
Saigon
Bangkok
Datavia
follo
Bhanghai
Bombay
Ipoh.
Calcutta
Karachi
Agencies:
Kirna
Singapore Billawan. Bourabaya-
Cilva
Kobe
Btreat
Kunin
Tientsin
Fairle
Lumpur
Tongkah
Placo
Kuching
(Jhuket)
Canton
Modrat
Taingtoo
Cawnpore
Manila
Yokohama
Cebu
Madan
Colombo
New York
[Dethie
Haiphong
Hamburg
Pelping
(Fexing) Penang
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
Banking Business treninated.
FIXED ACCOUNTS opened and
DEPOSITA récalved for One Year
or shorter perioda. in Local or Olber Cur rencter at rates, which will be quoted on application.
Bir Bhouson Chow, Chairman, ZiKoon Chun. Eig. Li Lan Bang, Tag, “ PK-KWOR, Raqamine - Wong Chu Bon, Bag, Wong Yun Ton, Esq. Kan YingPO, ENG, Chang Chung thax, Esq JungtingWshing, HAN TÖNƏ YU,DERİ, Chiặt Manager, 20 SLITAM, KONO, 89, Manager. ARDMANÇITES AND AGENCIES
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Bombay, Calcutt
Melbourne
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| Londonere. ¿Ban Francisco
Benitle
Bemarang
Shanghai Bingapore Bourabaya Swetow
Bydney Tentain
Vancouver
Every describtion of Banking and Ex- change, business transacted.. Loans grant-- ed on approved, securities,
Current Agbočita oparied in Local Cur
·roney...and “ Fixed » Deposita recoived .. bie one year or shorter perioda in LoČKI KAD Foreign Currencies on terms which will
que Q Applications. Bata Deposit Boxes, To Let
Dag money, KAN TONGO 'PO,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LEIITED,
Head Omce-15, Gracechnich Bireet,
-London, Kas.
£3,000,000
BAVINGS, also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rater obtainable un'application. Thio Bank's Head Office in London undertakes ́Executor & Trustee business. and claims recovery of Britials Income Authorised Capital Tax overpaid, on ferms which may be Subscribed Capital ascertained at any of its Agencies & Paid-up Capital Branches,
Reserve Fund and Rest I A CAMIDGE,
BANKERS1 The Bank of England & Midland Blank, Ltd.
Mausger
BRANCHED:-
Ipoh Kuantan Handy
1,800,000
3,050,000
Porang
Bangkok
Madras
Bombay Calcutta
New York
Colombo.
Karachi
Rangoon
Delhi Gallo
Kela Bharu
Kuala Lipi
Sumta
AN AERIAL VIEW of the French liner Paris which, after fire had raged in her all night, capsized at Le Havre. Firemen are still at work on her side, with hoses stretching from the quay.
FIREBOATS alongside the burn. ing ship before she turned over.
She
was preparing to sail to America when the fire started.
JACK DENNY, comedian, arrivin from Hollywood, to answer a He was fined $10,000 and
Newark, NJ airport, charge in New York. uspended sentence of a
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Argentine Blace 1933.
THE PARIS, into which thousands of gallons of water had been poured, llating heavily. Two men were killed.
THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
Count the TELEGRAPHS" everywhere
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
A
In association with the Grand Hotel das Wagons Lits, Paking
DANCE COMPETITION
Three Couples Qualify
For Final
Bhanghial
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
Kuala Trengganu (
HONGKONG BRANCH Exchange Business transacted.
Every description, of Banking
TRUSTEE AND ́EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.
and
Though the crowded attendance Hongkong presaged a big entry, only four Howrah couples were sumclently courageous to compete in the first heat of the "Garden of
of the Moon" dance com- petition, which was held in the Root Garden of the Hongkong Hotel at tea time yesterday. Of these couples Interest - allowed on Current Accounta three were chosen to contest | the and Fixed Deposits at fates that may be finn), which will be held in the Grillascertained on appileation. Room of the Hongkong Hotel on May
D. BENSON,
21 at 5 p.m.
The competition is being conduct-
Manager.
cd by Warner Bros., whose film, PICKPOCKETS THEFT
"Garden of the Moon," will open at
the King's Theatre on May 20. Mr.
J. H. Odell, Warner Bros. repre- Worked Among Crowd At
sentative in Hongkong, supervised last night's heat, for which Art Car- neria and his orchestra provided the music.
Ambulance Display
For the theft of 20 cents from the The competition is being judged pocket of Wong Sun-wing, 20, shop by Messrs. C. T. Wu and T. C. Kan, foki, at the navy ground, Causeway Hongkong dancing teachers,
Bay on Monday Li Chi-ming, 18, Those who qualified last night unemployed, was sentenced to four were. Mra, R. N. Hargreaves and months' hard labour, and recom Mr. G. W. Cole, Mrs. V. Mitchell mended for banishment by Mr. T. J. and Mr. H. Philips, and Mr. and Houston at the Central Magistracy Mrs L. G. Buckle.
yesterday.
Second and third heals will be
held in the Root Garden on May 18 Sat. H. A. McKay said El had two and "May. 19. Winners of the previous convictions and had recent- will each receive a silver cup pre-ly come out of gaol. sented by the Hongkong, and Shang-
hai Hotel Ltd., and will be the The theft took place during the in-
guests of Warner Bros., First Na-spection of the St. John Ambulanco Tonal Inc., at the premiere, of the Brigade.
Dim. The first prize will be pre- sented by the management of the
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Hongkong Hotel, the second by: the Mr. A. G. Squibbs, of Tak Shing: King's Theatro and the China Street,, Kowloon, was robbed of a Emporium, and the third (two silver wallet containing $50 and private cups) by the Hongkong Bowling papers while buying stamps In the Alleys.
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