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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1989.

WORK ON NEW CHINA RAILWAYS

Shanghai, To-day.

According to Chinese reports con- struction work is to be started short- ly on the Shuchow-Chinfu section of the Szechuan-Yunnan railway) forming the continuation Burma-Yunnan highway as well as the Indo-China-Yunnan railway,

of the

The railway company has already made purchases of land in the dis- tricts of the planned line. The new construction work is expected to be cumpleted at the end of this year while traffic is to be opened early next year.--Trans-Ocean.

SELLING GOLD TO CHEAT HITLER

Thousands of small investors in Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and hoarded even France, who have gold in their homes are to-day sell- ing their hidden treasure to the banks because they fear they may suddenly find themselves in Hitler's power.

'The Continental banks in their turn are.sending the gold to Lon- don for sale.

The accumulation which comes to London daily is worth thousands. It represents part of the savings of many men and women over a num- ber of years.

Men and women are now selling their small collections and turning the money into American dollars, as being safer in the event of Hit- ler making a raid on their country.

LOCAL SHARES

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this morning:-

BANKS

CHILDREN'S PUZZLE

YASTOL

P

TH

HVELAR FAKDSY TRACID ROMBPE LEWESE

PONCEALED IN THE ABOVE SQUARES ARE THE NAMES OF A NUMBER

OF GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. IF YOU CAN SPELL TWELVE OR MORE WE'LL RATE YOU AS AN EXPERT GARDEN PUZZLER. ITART FROM CERTAIN LETTERS

AND MOVE TO THE NEXT LETTER IN ANY DIRECTION.

START

W

E SPELLED "HOSE” TO GIVE YOU A START. NOTE THE

ARROWS.

{WW.NUGENT

Answer to-morrow.

Answer to yesterday's puzzle: THE RAINY SPRING.

ROYAL DOLLS STAGE BIG PARADE

chocolate box,

A magnificent collection of dolls side a one-pound and miniature furniture and table-with room to spare, his plates, jugs, ware has been presented to the Wil-warming pans, and a fireplace with berforce Museum in Hull by Queen a real fire.. Mary.

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

Issued and Fully Paid-up..$20,000,000 Reserve Funda-

$50,000,000

Sterling

£6,500,000

Hong Kong Currency Re-

.$10,000,000

$20,000,000

serve

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE : HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Chairman.

W. II. Lock, Esq.. Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfeld,' Esq., ́ G. Miskin, Esq.

A. B. Compton, Eag,.. K..B. Morrison, Eaq., Hon. Mr. 8. K. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. T: K, Pearce D. F. Landalo, Esq., H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

Chint Manager.

AMOY

BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA

CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO

DAIREN POOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURO BANKOW

HARBIN HONGKEW

ILOILO

Iron JOHORE

KOBE

KOWLOON

a

BRANCHES -

LONDON LYONS MALACCA MANILA MUAR (Jokore) MUKDEN

KUALA LUMTUR

NEW YORK PEIPING PENANG RANGOON HALOON BAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA

BUNGEI PATANI SWATOW

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

VOKOHAMA

Of

Current Anovul opened is Local Currency Bod Fixed Deposile received for one abortar patiode in Local kad other Durrasoles

tarma which will be quoted on application. ALSO up to date BAFD DEPOSIT BOXES in various, also TO LET.

عاد

Hong Kong, 25th February, 1989.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

www

The Businana of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. ING CORPORATION. Bules may ba obtained

FOR THE HONG KONG AND BHANGRA BANKING CORFORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN, -Chief Manager.

Another interesting collection is application. of the boots and shoes of various nations, each about three-quarters to one inch in length and each hav-

Part of this collection was be Hong Kong Bank $1370 b., $1400 s, queathed to Queen Mary by a wo

$1365 sa.

man who had gathered dolls from SHIPPING

all quarters of the globe, and parting correct sitching and decorations, Douglases $70 b.

comprises hundreds of tiny objects Queen Mary has herself collected since childhood.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, .

ETC.

H. K. Docks $10 b., $10% s. Providents $4.60 sa.

MINING

Antamoks Ps. .82% sa.

Atoks Ps. .30% sa.

Coco Grove PB. .33% sa. I. X. L. P. 54 sa. Itogons Ps. .24 sa.

North Camarines Ps. .46 sa. San Mauricio Ps. .92 sa. United Paracales Ps. .00 sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels $5% sa. H. K. Lands $33% s.

H. K. Realtics $4.20 sa.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $16.20 b.

.,

China Lights (Old) $8.20 b., $8.40 Continued at foot of Next Column

'Safety' First! Keep She-Ko Handy. Even the safest safety plays tricks now and then, so it is wise to keep She Ko handy, ready to apply immediately in the event of a gash,~

She-Ko, the Dr. Williams Medicine Company's fragrant, antiseptic, sooth #ing and curative ointment, quickly heals cuts, scratches, abrasions, burns, scalds and other minor injuries.

For skin: complaints, too, She-Ko' is rapidly beneficial / Try it, if you are troubled

ples, he-ko ny kind. ringwor almo atordne

the painful

Healing

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-5/8.

"Spot" silver Was quoted in London at 20-1/16 and forward at 19-7/8.

Wilberforce House, birthplace of "William Wilberforce, emancipator of Negro slaves, is situated in the old High Street of this port and' has been made into a museum. Here

The London on New York rate a large selection of the collection

was quoted at £-U.S.$4.6806 and is on view and one of the largest the New York-London rate at rooms is being prepared especially £U.S.$4.68-5/16. for its reception.

presentation,

The scheme of which is being prepared by Mr. T. Sheppard, Museum Director, is in the form of a miniature old-time theater after the style of old Drury Lane, London. The larger stage is surrounded by scores of tiers of private boxes, each with its cur- tains, and in these boxes, the Queen's dolls are to be classified and arranged as though they were the watching the performance on stage where it is proposed to show a representation of an old-time Eng- lish pantomine, "Cinderella”. com- plete with state coach and Prince Charming..

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859.

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

Hong Kong, 1st March, 1987.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Profits

. $10,000,000.00 5,598,600.00

2,889,982,01

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG, 10, Des Voux. Boad, Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS :—— Bon.

die Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon Tong, Esq. Chan Ching Bhoù, Esq., --Là Lan Bang. End Wong Chu Gon, R., Han Ying Ps, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, ENJ

Kan Tong Po, Esq,, Chief Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.

Branches And Agencies:-

Mazzia

.£3,000,000, .£3,000,000.

Amoy

Batavia

Helbourna

£3,000,000.

Bombay

Nagasaki

Beatle Samarang Shanghai

Calcutta

New York

Gingspare

Haiphong

Parta

Bourseys

Hankow

Paiping

Balow..

Honolulu

FIDADE

Sydney

Hangoon

Tisatsin

Belgon

VAZIUDOVAS

San Francis00

Every descripišem

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. · Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 8. West End Branch:

14/16, Cockapur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch:

71, Mosley Street, Manchester,

Kobe Kowloon

London

business transmetod. escurities.

Current Accounis opened

and Fixed Deposlis AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Blar

Harblu

Hongkong Holla Ipol Karachi

Penang Bangoon Salpen Baramban Shanghal Bingapors

FEI

Kobe Kusla Lumpur Kuching Madras Manila Madan New York Palplug

(Peklog)

With regard to the very tiny dolls | Amrit and dolls toys-microscopically ag

Datayin small-which the Queen has donat- Bombay

Usioutila agencias:. Kiang ed, these have been arranged in Clive Street

- Fairils Fiace groups. Thus, on one small macasion hogany table are shown about 90 wapoes

Cebu pieces of Queen Anne and Georgian Colombo silver, some of which are not more than a quarter of an inch high, but are perfect in form. Suitably sized small dolls sitting on miniature chairs and arranged as though hay- ing a tea party. A miniature kit- chen, which could be placed in

$8.80 Ra

"

China Lights (Now) $6% a

INDUSTRIALS

Canton Icoa, 1 0.

MISCELLANEOUS

Entertainments 80% b.

H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 8%%%prem; b.

phong

b

Hankow

FOREIGN EXCHANGE Business transacted.

CURRENT LOC

perioda in Loos!

DEPOSITS Fee

which will be

·BAVINGB -Oermanoy ^^ and “Ek

· rašos --Butainabla

„The Rabka #Hind: Fizorušar, uk

and : Erinë

Bouzabaya Taiping

Tongkak

(khukai)

General Banking

IDGE,

shorter periods Tim:. Leral (and

on terms which will be quoted an app

Sals Deposit Boxes To- Lek.

KAN TONG PO,

Chlef Manager

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Hand Offices Hear Hong. 26, Des Vousy Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERS:

'estnituster-Bank, Ltd, Foreign Exchange and eve tion of banking business tra

Current Accounts

counts opened," Fixed.

ed at rates which will he application.

* Trusteeship and Pra

taken. Safe Depos

PHILIP