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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1, 1988.

CHILDGAL PUZZLE

OTITTLE

"ARTISTS,

HERE'S A SIM- PLE WAY. TO- DRAW A DUCK. COPY THE SKETCHES STEP BY

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BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,” AUSTRALIA & CHINA

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up.. Reserve Funds:----

Sterling

..$50,000,000

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1958. 'HEAD OFFICE: LONDON 88, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Paid-up Capital

..£3,000,000

£8,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-

Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie

tors

Manchester Branch,

£8,000,000

71, Mosley Street, Manchester.

Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok Butarla Bombay Calcutta

Agencies and Branches:.

Iloilo..

* Ipoh

Karachi

Klang

Hobe

Hong Kong Currency Re-

serve

prietors

20,000,000

£6,500

$10,000,000

.$20,000,000

HEAD OFFIOB: HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

Deputy Chairman.

G. Miskin, Esq.

K. 8. Morrison, Esq.

Hon. Mr. . B. Dodwell, ton. Mr. A. L. Shiala

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

Chiat Manager.

BRANCHES :—

Bangoon

Balgon

Baramban

Kuala Lumpu

Canton

ching

Bin Bitiawan Sourabaya

J. E. Bousfeld, Eaq.,

Ouwapore Cebu

A. II. Compton, Esq.,

Manila

Tiantain

Colombo Delhi

Medan

Tongkah

W. H. Look, Esq.,

New York

(Ebukst).

Haiphong

Taiping

Ταλαγίκο

Hamburg

(Paking)

Yokohama

Hankow

Porang

Harbia

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Answer to yesterday's puzzle:

FLIGHT FROM HANKOW

DAN YOU SPELL AT

LEAST 12 ENGLISH

WORDS BY USING ONLY THE LETTERS IN THE WORD "AUTUMN"?

Answer to-morrow.

Tomato, potato, pea, kale, leek, beet and bean.

WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX- BEFORE BIAS BAY

Long Hong

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business

transmetod.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita received. for ODE year or shorter perioda al "rates which will be quoted on application.

The Bank's Head Offes in London undertakoa Exboutor and Trustee business,

Aud claims of British Income Tax overpaid, o0 forms which may be ascertained at any of ita | Agencios and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

AMOY.

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO

COLOMBO

DAIREN

FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HARBIN HONGKEW ILOILO ІРОН JOHORE КОВЕ

KOWLOON KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LYONB

MALACCA MANILA MUAB MURDEN NEW YORK PELPING PENANG RANGOON SAIGON

(Johore

SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE

8OURABAYA

BUNGEI PATANI BWATOW TIENTSIN

TOKYO TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Authorised Capital .$10,000,000.00

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency Paid-up Capital

.$ 5,598,400.00 Fixed Deposita received for Reserve and Undivided

shorter periods in Local and other currencies on terina which will be quoted on "application. Profita

ALBO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TOʻLET.

$ 2,776,726.76)

HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG, 10. Des Voeux Road, Central.

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1988,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

(Continued from Page 11) had no bombs, left, but reflected afterwards that they could not have The Imports and Exports Depart- dropped them without 18 great ment (Statistical Branch) releases for danger to themselves as to us.

publication the following index num- bers of wholesale prices in the Colony We sat in silence and gradually of Hong Kong during the third quar- realised that the raiders were reters of 1988, 1937 and 1936, and the tiring. The local pom-poms

had full years of 1937 and 1986.

The index numbers have been con- been 'silent, yet at the low. altitude structed from declarations furnished

The Business of the above Bank is condole of 300 feet they could hardly have to the Statistical Office by importers Hon. Bir Shou-son Chow Chairman; Li Koun by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI RANK-

Bulos may and exporters, the year 1922 being thun. Esq., P. Ewok Beg. Wong Yun ING CORPORATION.

be obtained · taken as a base.

Tong, Esq., Chan Ching. Bhak, Esq., Li Lan on application. 1922-100

Sang, Esq. Wong Chu Soo, Esq.,. Hän Ying Po, FOR THE HONG KONG "AND" ́ BHANGHA Esq. ad Fung Ping Wah, Esq.

BANKING CORFORATION, 3rd Qr. 3rd. Qr. 3rd. Qr.

1986 1937 1938

SIR VANDELEUR M. GRAYBURN, 118.1 138.5 122.9

Chief Manager. 106.1 120.8

116.7

tiong Kong, las March, 1987.

108.4 155.4 142.6 91.2 130.4 126.0

missed such perfect targets.

Foodstuffs

We waited a long half an-hour and then crept out of our sanctuary. The little dwarf was as terrified as ever. He kowtowed to us, gripping Textiles the money we had given him, and Metals and ran towards the village, his shabby Minerals straw hat fluttering his farewell.

Rather shakily we walked along the road towards the hamlet. One of the French soldiers came up looking worried and pale asking if we had seen any of his "camarades," Hardly had we replied when a red- bobbed cap popped up from a near hiding place and hurried to meet

Miscellaneous.

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SHOP TO BEST ADVANTAGE AT

him. My amah who had been THE

hiding with some Chinese found a small private house, where the

owner

ASIA.CO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Maulla Melbourne Nagasaki

Kan Tung Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tas Foog, Esq., Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Amoy Batavia Bombay.

Seattle

Samarang

Shanghai

Calcutta

New York

Bingapore

Canton

Osaka

Sourabaya

Esiphons Hankow Honolulu Hobe Kowloon London

-Paria

Swatow

Falping

Taikoku

Bangoon

Saigon

San Francisco

Takyo Vancouver Yokohama

Penang

Tiontain

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong, 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:—– Westminster Bank, Ltd.

Foreign Exchange and every des. cription of banking business transacted. Currant · Accounts and Savings

Every description of Banking and Exchange Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits re {business transsited. Loans granted on approved ceived at rates which will be quoted

socurities.

Current Accounts opened in Local Carrenoy un application. {and Pized Deposita, reosived for ons. Ther OP

shorter perioda "in Local and Foreign Currencies Trusteeship & Executorship under-

gave us some really re-01-KWAN BLDG. DESVŒEUX RD. C. Hon tam which will be quoted on application. taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

freshing tea.

BOMBS MISS TRAIN

Mr. Davies and his friend then set off to see what had happened to the train. They came back to say that the bombs had missed the engine and dropped on either side of the track. One had completely de molished an adjacent house, killing an old man and two girls....

The windows of the train were well shattered and the steel frame bore marks of bullets. Lumps of earth and mud decorated its green sides like swallows' nests. It limped back to us a' sorry-looking mess,

RETURN TO HANKOW That evening the train officials decided to return to Hankow. It

on

was a relief to be speeding back through the night, but so disappoint- ing that we could hardly think about sleep. We reached: Wuchang Tuesday, the 20th, at 3.80 a.m., and by 5 pm. were at the terminus, A lovely summery-morning saw us on the ferry at 6.30 and soon after- wards we were back in Hankow after a nerve racking 36 hours in which we had accomplished simply nothing, most of us determined never to attempt the trip again,

FOR GROCERIES BUTCHERIES

FRUITS GREENS

& SUNDRIES

Sale Deposit Borse To Let

KAN TUNG PO,

Chief Manager.

SAVE NACET

MONEY

DELIVERIES

LEAVING

DEPOT

7. A.M. 12.NOON 4.P.M.”

NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR MONTHLY CREDIT

TELEPHONES

RETAIL & ACCOUNTS DEPT 20418 WHOLESALE & GENERAL OFFICE 22336

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FOR

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Chief Manager.

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