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NEWS OF THE DAY IN PICTURES FROM FAR AND NEAR
Hongkong Telegraph
PHOTONEWS
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1939.
HAPPENINGS .
AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE
Government House Birthday Party
BANK NOTICES
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,
Authorised Capital Pald-up Capital on Reserva and Undivided
Profita
$10,000,000.00 |
3,308,000.00
.... $ 2.803.032.01 READ OFFICE:-11ONGKONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Central. NOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman. Liitoon Chun, Esq. LI Lan Sang, Esq;
P. K. Kwok, Esq. Weng Chu Son, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq... Kan Ying Po, Mag, Chang Chung Shek, Esq FungingWah.baq. KAN TONG ro, Esq., Chief Manager. LI TSE FÓNG, Esq., Manager. BILANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Amoy
Manita
Melbourne
Nagasaki New York
Beattie
Semarang
THE. CHANTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHUNA. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853
Paid-up Capital -...
1*!*** £3,000,000 itenerva Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 iteserva Fund
£3,000,000
DEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
38 Blahopagate, P.C.L. Sub-Agencies in Londont 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. L West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, B.W.1. - Manchester Branch:
32, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES AND DEANCHES:
Hankow Harbin
Alor Star Antritser Bangkok Batavia Bombay
fongkong Ilolla
Rangoon
Satron
Seremban
Shanghai
Singapore Bitiawan
Bourabaya
Batavia
Bombay Calcula
Haiphong
Pari
Bhanghai Singapore Sourabaya
Ipoh
Jankow
Helping
Swalow
Honolulu
Penang
Sydney
Kubo
Rangoon
Tientsin
| Calcutta
Agencies:
Clive
Karachi
Klang
Kubu
Kowloon
Baigont
Vancouver
Street Kuala
London
Ban Francisco
Fairlie
Lumpur
Taipi Tientsin Tongkali
Every description of Banking and Ex- Placo change business transacted, ́ Loans grant-- Canion ed on approved securities.
Kuching
(Bhukai)
Madran
Tringloo
Cawnporn
Manila Medan
Yokohama
New York
Pelping
___ (Peking)
A section of the guests who attended the King's Birthday Party at Government House recently. -Staff Photographer."
H.E. the Governor shakes hands with Mr. P. C. Potts at the Birthday Party.--Staff Photographer.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur. Cobs rency and Fixed Deposits received for Colorno
Delhi one year or shorier pùriods in Local, and Foreign Currencies on terma which wii Haiphong be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Lat.
KAN. TONG ro,
Manager.
More Water Stored
Island Reservoirs Level
At End Of May
All the island reservoirs and two) of the five on the mainland were level at the end of May, according to the monthly water returns just issued.
Penang
lamburk
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Danking Busincas · tranarcled.
General
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on application,
BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interent allowed at rates obtainable on application
The Bank's Head Offer in London underlakes Executor & Trusted business, and claims recovery at British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies Bruncher.
&
B. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGETIES MARITIMES
Steamship
"'SIKIANG" 7*AEO/39
The total storage on ., island re-l servoirs at that time was 2,362.55) Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk vin
million gallons, as against 1,553.37 million gallons in May last year.
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arrived Hongkong Haiphong, Thursday the 8th June, 1939,
Consignees are hereby informed
All einims must be sent in to me on or before 17th June, 1028, or they will not be recognized.
The consumption of Altered water that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables in the Cily and Hill district during are being landed and stored into the the month mounted to 474.08 million Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon galions, including 99.91 million gal- Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- lens, from the mainland. This was loon, whence delivery may be obtain
ed immediately after landing. by an estimated population of 550,000) at the rate of 27.0 gallons per head per day, compared with 409.14 million gallons consumed by 145,000|
Damaged Packages will be examin- people at 34 gallons per head per ed by the Company's Surveyor day in May, 1938.
Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 Consumption of water in village a.m. on Wednesday, 14th June, 1939. came to 10.53 million gallons, as against 18.74 million gallons last oficer
Consignees must have a Revenue
attendance when any duti able, goods are examined by the
year.
On the mainland, the total storage Company's Surveyors, was 2,001.55 million gallons, com- pared with 1,015.00 million gallons by us in any case whatever, in May last year. Excluding Lai Chi
No Fire Insurance will be effected
In foreground is Mr. Roland Sandar followed by Mr. and Mrs. W. McKiernan, At extremo loft
are Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Chan.-Staff Photographer,
Several of the guests on their way to the garden at the Govern- "mont House Party-Ming Yuen,
Kok Waterboat Dock, the consump
tion of altered water in Kowloon
and New Kowloon amounted
mounted 10
ed population of 500,000 at the rate
of 21.1 gallons per head per day.
This compared with 315.31 millian
R. O
Agent. Hongkong, 8th June, 1039.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
327.70 million gallons by an estimat- SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
gallons by 380,000' people at the rate Steamship
of 200 gallons per head per day in May last year.
Waterboat Dock
"ATHOS IF' -
10 A/39
-Bringing - Corgo from Marseilles yla Saigon, arrived Hongkong oh Consumption of filtered water at Wednesday, 7th June, 1938, Lai Chi Kok Waterboat Dock was Consignees are hereby informed 10.21 million gallons, as against 10.07 that their goods with the exception million gallons, while 10.40 million of Opium, Treasure and Valuables gations of unfiltered water (in-[are
dependent supplies) were consumed Godong landed and stored into the
in the villages,
million gallons.
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of the Hongkong Kowloon against 0.12 Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow-
whence delivery may be ob
tained
immediately after landing.
Whereas there was a constant sup-i All claims must be sent in to mo ply on both the Island and the on or before 17th June, 1938, or they Mainland in 1938, only 10 hours in will not be
recognized. the first twelve days and 15 hours) Damaged Packages wi
will be examin- thereafter were provided in May lasted by the Company's Surveyor Mosers-Goddard and Douglas in The reports from the Government the presence of the Consignees at Bacteriologist and Analyst shew that 10.00 am, on Tuesday, 13th June, the quality of the water in the island 1930. reservoirs was very good while that Consignees must have a Revenue of the mainland was excellent. Officer in attendance when any dullable goods are cxamined by the The rainfall in inches recorded Company's Surveyors. during the past month was: Botanical No Fire Insurance will be effected Gardens, 23.79; Tytom Tuk 18.21 by us in any case whatever.
Tytam, 20.34; Wong Nel Chong 18.57; Pokfulam, 19.52; Aberdeen,
19.03 Royal Observatory, 20.003;
E. ONL Agent.
Hongkong, 7th June, 1939.
Sing Mun No. 1, 20.05; Shing Mun No. 2, 23.37; Shing Mun No. 3, 21.03; Kowloon No. 4 21.42; Shek Li Pui month. No. 6, 19.52. Taipo, 20.78; Fanling, From the beginning of the year to 17.57; Un Long, 14.30; Tai Lam the end of May the total rainfall Chung, 18.03; Shing. Mun Catch-recorded by the Royal Observatory water No. 1, 5.00. The last item was was 41.445 inches, as against 21.303 recorded in the last six days of the for the same period last year.
Mr. Eric Himsworth (centro) and other guests at the Government House Birthday. Party,
Staff Photographer,
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