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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAY THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA.
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital... 850,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling
........................................... £ 8,800,000
K. Currency Reserve 810.000,GOO Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA'
Incurporated by Royal Charter, 1833
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
38. Bishopsgate B.C.2.
10252525
| Paid-up Capital ......
$20.000,000
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
| Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
23,000,000
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Head Ofee:-HONG KONG
"Board of Directors.
T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman. Hon Mr. J. J. Paterson,
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Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bausfeld, Esq.,
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
K. S. Morrison, Esq..
J. R. Mason, Esq.,
G. Miskiu, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, D. C. Edmondston, Eag..
Arting Chief Manager.
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Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in. Local and other Cur rencies on terms which will be
quoted on application,
"Also up to date Safe Deposit Hoxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong. 2nd May. 1938.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the abore Bank' is conducted by the HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING COR- FORATION. Rules may bé ob tained an application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION,
D. C. Edmondston.
Aeting Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1939.
BANK OF EAST ASIA.
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital 10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 5,508,300.00 Reserve and Undivided
Profits
2,778,728.76
Head Office:--HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
·Board of Directors:-- Sir Shouson Chow, Chairming
Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. PK.Kwok, Esq., Wong ChuSon, Esq. Wong Yan Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po. Esq. ChanChingShek, Esq. FungPingwa. E.
Kan Tong, Po. Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager,
Awoy. Buyin
Boral
Calcutta
Chatea
Haiphong Hankory Honolalu Habe
Brancher, and Agencies;-;
Kowloon Pert Sourabaya
Kydney
London
Manila
Melbourne Nagasaka
Tangoon Salgoo
Ban Fran-
Bwałow
Tkiloka
čiaco Tiental
New York. Seattle Tokyo
Daha Semarang
Vancouver Paria
Shanghai Yokoham Polpion Blogspor
Every description of Banking
(Peking) ZAMBOANGA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE, and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNra opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Ose Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application. The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re- covery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
D. J. GILMORE,
Acting Manager.
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RADIO
LOCAL RADIO PROGRAMMES FOREIGN
HONG KONG
On Wavelen.hs of 355
metres (845 X.e's) 31,45
metres (9.52 megacyalės).
Nuit D'Espagne (From "Scenes Pit- toresques" -- Massenet) — George, Thili accompanied by Maurice Faure at the Piano; Le Deluge- Prelude (Saint-Saens, Op. 45)—— Toscha Saidel (Violin Solo with | Max Rabinovitch at the Planoj Paysage (Theurlet and Hahn); si Mes Vers Avaient Des Alles. (Hugo and · Hahn)-Ninon Vallin " with | Orchestra conducted by Godfrey Service | Andolf; Le Saule (Hahn)-Maurice John's Dambois` (Violoncelle Solo) with Fernand. Goeyens at the Piano;
"A TALK, BY THE AUTHOR OF
“CHINESE EVERGREEN" French Programme 13-12.20 p.m. Relay of of. Intercession from St. Cathedral.
12.30 p.m. Coleman Hawkins Minuet Of The Will O' The Wisps (Saxophone Solos).
Some
Sorrow Slow Fox-Trot; Of These Days (Shelton Brookes); After You've Gone (Creamer, Lay: ten).
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SHORT WAVE RADIO
TODAY'S BROADCASTS
DAVENTRY
Calla
Wavelength 17.79m.c. (16.86m.) "G.S.G." G.9.B.
9.51m.c.(31.55m.) G.S.H. 21.47m.c. (31.97m.) (19.79m.) G.S.O.... 15.18m.c. Trans. I. (G.S.Ó., G.S.G.. G.S.B.), Trans. II (G.S.H, G.S.G. G.S.B.). Trans. III (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.§.B.).
AUSTRALIA
Call Sign: VLR Wave Length. 31.34 metres Power, 1 Ellowatt; Frequency. 9.58 megacycles.
HOLLAND-INDIA
525252
Call letters: PHL Wavelengths 16.88m. and 25.57m.; Frequen- cies 17770kc. and 11730ke.
10.45 a.m.-At Исте and Abroad." (A).
(From "Damnation of Faust'- Berlioz)-Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
6.50 p.m. Violin And Viola Solos. Hungarian Dance No. 6 In 9 Flat Major 12.40 p.m. Concert Walizes.
(Brahms-Joachim); Ro- Broken Lafe, Waltz (Arr. manza Andaluza (Spanish Dance), Schwartz)-Russian Novelty Or-Op. 22 (Sarasate)-Yehudi Menu- chestra; Spring. Waltz Waltz hin (Violin) Piano accompaniment Nanette (Arr. Schwartz)—Russian by Marce! Gazelle; Minuet With Novelty Orchestra; The Broken Two Variations from Sonata (H. String, Waltz-Russian Novelty Or Stamitz); Minuet And Finale from (J. Haydn)-Eero thestra: The Swallows - Waltz Divertimento (Josef Strauss)Johann Strauss Selin (Viola d'amore) Grete Eweler
(Violin) and Gregory and His Viennese Orchestra,
(Cello).
1.05 p.m. Closing local Stock gramme (A), Quotations.
1.00 p.m.-"Fact Fiction?- 7.07 p.m. Songs by Elizabeth | Atlantis, the Lost Continent." (D Schumann (Soprano).
11: Broadcast to Schools by Lind, Orley Evans (A).
1.20-Musical Programme (A). 130-Programme of Traditional Welsh Music by Dolan Evans
and (mezzo-soprano)
Beatrice Botterill (harp) (D 1)..
1.55-Steamboat." (D1). 2.60-News (D1).
1
p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 pm. Luigi Fort (Tenor) and Orchestre Raymonde.
11.05-Luncheon Music (A). Pecker
11.30 Afternoon Müsical
Indian Mall-Descriptive (La- Fruhlingstraum (A Dream mothe); Glow Worm--Intermezzo Spring-Muller Schubert): Der (Paul Lincke) - Orchestre Ray- Einsame (The Solitary One), Op. 41 | monde:" Ay, Ay, Ay (Perez and (Lappe-Schubert).
Freire Luigi Fort; Ideale (Tosti); 7.17 p.m. Mozart-Symphony In G SI Vous L'Aviez Compris-Melodie | Major, K. 551 (Jupiter"). (Denza)--Luigi Fort; Poupee 'Val- Played by the Vienna Phil- (Poldini); The Dancing harmonic Orchestra conducted by Clock TM. Ewing)-Orchestre Ray-Bruno Walter. monde: Orient Express" (G. Mohr):
sante
2.45 p.m. Studio Talk By The
H
or
Pro-
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1938.-PAGE 13
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Accepting cargo for all the above-mentioned ports.
Excellent passenger accommodation available,
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Tel. 30137.
General Agents,
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-NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
BREMEN.
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THE
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AND
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Cargo are hereby notified that their cargo are hereby noticed that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the wi be discharged into Holt' Godowns of The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lis Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, at Consignees-risk and subject to where delivery can be obtained.
Terms and Conditions of Storage at All goods remaining undelivered Holt's Wharf. The Cargo wil be after the 17th Aug., 1938, will be ready for Delivery from Godowa on subject to reut.
and after 9th Aug. NO FIRE INSURANCE will be affected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the godown for examination by the consignees and the Company's sur Toyors, Mesars. Anderson & Aske, at 4.30 "At Home and Abroad." | 10 Em, on the 18th Aug., 1937,
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged 4.45-Sporting News and Notes datiable goods are examined by the
Company's surveyors
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Interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Rank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over E.S 82.500.000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head Office: SHANGHAI Hongkang Branch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices:
and Exchange business transacted. CANTON
granted
Loans
.curities.
on approved SWATOW
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re
KONGMOON TOISHAN
SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW
We also handle the issue of
Orchestre Raymonde.
1.30 p.m. Reuter and
Dr. Victor Purcell,
Rugby
8 pam. Local Time Signal, Wear (8) Press, Weather Forecast and An-ther Report and Announcements. nouncements,
1.40
D.ML.
Rachmaninoff-Con- certo No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 36.
8.01 p.m. Loadón Rela. —'Under lg Ben',
A talk by Howard Marshall 8.15 p.m. Berlin State Opera Or-
Played by Vladimir Horowitz į (Piano) and The London Sym-chestra phony Orchestru conducted by Al-. bert. Coates.
2:15 p.m. Close Down. 6 p.m. Georges Thill (Tenor) and Ninon Vallin (Soprano) In A French Programme,
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Rosamunde-Ballet Music 18chu. bert); Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 (Franz Liszt-arr. Muller-Berg- haus); Torch Dance No. 1 In B Flat Major Mayerbeer).
8.40 p.m. Studio-Rey: C. B. R. Sargent-40th Beites Of Opera
"A Wagner Programme."
9.30 p.m. London Relay-The News,
5.25 Commentary on News (A) 6.00 Jim Davidson's A.B.C. Dance Band (A).
6:30 Desmond Tanner at the Electric Organ, with Al Hammett: Saxophonist: (A),
7,00-The Bard (A).
7.30 The Planets" (Holst) (D 2). .
Launcheston
Sliver
8.00 Light Orchestral pro gramme by the Tasmanian Studio Orchestra (A): "Under Big Ben. Talk by Howard Marshall (D 2).
8.15 The BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra (D 2).
Les Saltimbanques Ouverture Louls Ganne)-Orchestre Sym- phonique Du Lutetia Wagram sons la direction de Fernand Heurteur: L'Attaque" Du Moulin (Bruneau);
9.50 p.m. Dance Music, "Adieux a la foret"; Sapho-Air De Oh! You Sweet Thing-Fox-Trot; Jean (Massenet); "Ah! qu' est Shine-Quickstep-Harry Roy and loin mon pays!"-Georges Thill His Orchestra from The Mayfair with Orchestra conducted by Hotel with vocal refrain: "Chicago Eugene Bigot;, Cavotte ("Mignon"-Fox-Trot-Nat Gonella and His Howard Marshall (D 3).
"
9.00 Meditation Music (A). 9.30-News (D 21, 10.00-Saturday Night Variety."
(D3)...
11.00 Under Big Ben." Talk by
11.15 "Coster Carnival" (D3). 12.00- News (D 3).
12.30 amThe Bernard Crook
Thomas) Leopold Stokowsk. Georgians. and the Philadelphia "Orchestra: 10 p.m. London Relay--"Saturday Berceuse De Jocelyn (Godard-Arr. | Night Variety. G. Sandre)-Ninon ValEn accom- The Two Leslies (Leslie SaronyQuintet (D 3). panied by Plano and Violoncello; and Lesile Holmes) with The B.B.C Feux D'Artifice (Extrait des "Pre-Variety Orchestra conducted by Ciampt (Piano Solo); Curre Ton John Sharman." lude" le Livre-Debussy)-Marcel Charles Shadwell: Presented by
Coeur Spanish Serenade-Bizet: 11 p.m. Close Down.
'Do's And Dont's
'99
For
Holiday Children
A list of "do's" and "don'ts" for schoolchildren to avoid dangers during the summer holidays has been, issued by the London County. Council through its teachers.
The list
Traffic: need for "Safety First."
Drowning: care in bathing. dan-BID TO REFORM LAW
"ceived for one year or shorter Bonds and other Public Funds of ger of entering moored boats.
periods in Local and Foreign Cur. the Chinese Government both at
rencies on terms which will be
noted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Home and Abroad..
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
Philippine Mining News
Tons
31.042
BENGUET CONSOLIDATED and associated companies produced P2. Itogon 219,907.12 in July, from 79,669 tons Buype Consol. 6,674 of ore treated. The total was Utd. Paracale, 9,572 some .P47,000 over the June figure, San Mauricio 9,538 all of the mines except Ipo Gold Coco Grove 452,055 yds. registering gains over the previous month.
Value
Avold:-
¦
at trains
and
Throwing stones trespassing on railway and canal banks;
Throwing bottles or broken glass on roadways or into ponds;
OF LIBEL
(Continued from Page 51
as if it had originally been brought against all such de-. fendants.
A-Australia.
D.I-Daventry, Trans. J. D.II-Daventry, Trans II. @_D.III—Davėnity, Trans I
HJ-Holland-Iridia.
Spoon Sold For £320
A Henry 8th spoon, six in- ches long. weighing only one ounce and made in 1509. has been sold at an auction in London, for £320.
It was discovered 16 years ago when an old oak floor was removed from a manor house in Fast Dorset,
The spoon was part of collec- tions of old silver which" realised a total of £4,088 at Christle's..
Among other big prices were: · Clause, designed to dis 217. 116. 2d, for a George the frivolous or otherwise Second punchbowl made by Hum- kicking or hitting the paintwork, unwarranted actions for tibel or phrey Payne in 1743:
Playing with motor vehicles left unattended and damage caused by courage
or throwing stones at cars:
slander by relating the costs re- £256, 10, for a Charles the Second
* Lighting fires in or near planta-covered by the plaintiff to the two-handled tray which had been
P 354,30162tions and woods or on commons: amount of damages awarded to sent for sale by the Earl of Dud-
144.491.45
220,539.14 334,740.18 163,312.53.
Totals 56,826 tons P1,223,384.90
452,055 yards
{* Prolonged exposure of the head him.
to the hot sun:
Tons
Value"
ANTAMOK GOLDFIELDS Min- 37,673 P1.108.348.48
920.740.70 in Company produced. P391.787.57 99,188.261 July, from 24.831 tons of ore $1,738.68 treated.
Balatoc
B'guet Consol. 30,878.
Cal Horr
4,829
Ipo Gold
BIG WEDGE mine produced P180,268.32 during July, from 5,582 tons of ore treated. Of the total output) F11,931.32 came from 7.73
ley; and
It is provided, however, that the £300 for three Charles the Becond
tankards. Boarding or alighting from train, judge may certify that there was In motion;
reasonable ground for bringing Eating unknown plants.
the action, and in such a case the Leaving litter in parks and road-Bimitation of costa does not apply. WAYS;
Polluting water in horse troughs; Breaking the glass in street lamps.
SHORTS SHOCK HER AT 102.
DISTINCTION REMOVED
.A 16th century "silver gilt cup and cover made by a "Zarich smith, Abraham Ges- ner, and belonging to the late Earl of Balfour, was sold for
£220.
The Fourth Clause provides that actions for bel or slander must 8,289
The cup, a fine specimen, was 16 be brought within one year after inches high and was in the forms Totals T9,868 P2.219.997.12
the publication of the libel or the of a terrestrial globe, the bowl. MARSMAN -MANAGED mines
uttering of the slander.
and cover being engraved with a produced P1,223,384.90 during July,
Another clause abolishes the map of the world and the cover from 56,828 tons of ore milled and tons of crude ore shipped direct to
distinction between spoken and surmounted by a nude figure of 452.055 yards of gravel dredged the smelter, the remainder from shocks me." Mrs. William Newburn necessity.
"The only thing that really written defamation as regards the Cleopatra with an asp.n The output for the group was
of proving special are treated in the milling plant.
The cup was originally in the alightly under that of June, United
teld friends who attended her damage, but leaves actions for Rothschild collection and was Paracale made new all-time PARACALE GUMAUS produc-102nd birthday party at Parry slander subject to the restrictions similar to the famous Darke cup monthly high, while Ban Mauricio tion for July was P47,051 74 in Sound: Antario, "is the sight of as to costs contained in Clatine III presented to Sir Francis Darke by and Buyoc were but sightly under bullion. and concentrate, from young girls 'parading the streets to The measure would not extend to Queen Elizabeth, which, was sold
short."
Scotland or Northern Ireland. many years ago for £3,800.
record' figures
3:213 tons or ore treated.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call in which the option extends.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be fals in the todowns,
where they will be examined on any Toodaja and Fridays between the hours of 16,45 a.. and Neowithin the Fres Storage period. Yo Cainis will be admitted after the No claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vessel's Godown goods have left the godown and all and all Gomis remaining undelivered · claims must be presented within Two after the 16th Aug., will be subject to Weeks of the ship's arrival here, after | Bent.
which date they will not be recognised. All Claims against the Vessel must Consignees are requested to sur-be presented to the Undersigned on or render their Bills of Lading to the before the 30th Aug, or they will not
be recenfed undersigned for countersignsturs.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
RUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
MELCHERS & CO., Ager.: NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, Hong Kong, 9th Aug., 193-.
9th August, 1938.
MONTHLY WATER
RETURN
Lavel and Storage of water in Reservoirs on August 1, 1938.
ISLAND WATER WORKS"
RESERVOIR Tytam Tytand Byewash Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk
Wong Nel Chong Pokfulam Aberdeen Upper Aberdeen Lower
Total Storage............
1937
1838
Contents in Contenta in .. Below Millions Below Millions Over- of Over- of
Cow Gallons flow Gallons 2 1" 344.58 22 9. 201,74 18.80 22 2 1.84 Level 195.90 45" 171,80 Level 1,406.00 25′ 11′′
7' 7"
854.50 21.18 21 8* 8.76
29"
60.04 1710*
28.52
Level
173.29 14 go
106.93
Level
106.89 18 5′′
47.76
2,324.60"
1.421.84
Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions
of gallons during the month of July.
1937
1938
Consumption
"402.38
1550.75 Million gallons
Estimated population *........
445,000
550,000
32.3 Gallons
Consumption per head për day 35.7
**Includes 98.46 million gallons supplied from mainland. +-Includes 166:90 million gallons supplied from mainland. Additional amount supplied to Island Villages during the month of July 20.04 mullion gallons.
July 1937.-From 1st to 5th a 15 hours supply (6 a.m—9 p.m.) was given to all districts. From 6th to 31st a constant sup- ply was given to all districts.
July 1938-A constant supply was given to all districts dur- ing the whole month.
1938
MAINLAND WATER WORKS
1937
Contents in Contents in Below Millions Below Minions
Over- of Over- of
How Gallons fow dallons' Level 352.50 22-176: 162.35 15′ 9′′ * 12820 43′′ 6** 52,55
RESERVOIR
Kowloon Main
Kowloon Byewash .................... Shek Li Pul Jubilee
shing Mun Reception
Total Storage,
..
5 395.7098 .80.72 28 11 1,893.00 65′ 3′′ 880.15 $137
29.85 10.
23.35
2,499.34
77.179.12
Consumption of water in Kowloon and New Kowloon millions of gallons during the month of July."
Consumption
1937 316.01 380,000
1938 381.28 Million gallons
500,000
Estimated population: Consumption per head per day. 26.8
24.0 Gallons
A constant supply was given to all districts during July 1937 and 1938.**
Additional amount supplied-to: Latchikok, Water Boat Dock during the month of July 9.76 million gallons.
The reports of the Government Bacteriologist and Anal ahew that the quality of the water is satisfactory.
Total rainfall recorded by Royál Observatory from 11.37 to 31.7.37: 52.480; and from 1.1.38 to 31.738: 86.57047
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