1932-02-24 — Page 33

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932.

'QUAKE SCARE IN ENGLAND.

HOUSES ROCKED BY A SERIES OF TREMORS.

London, Jan. 24.

Housen were rocked and consi- derable alarm was created by n Merles of violent earth tremors felt over a wide area around Manches- ter yesterday.

Shocks Insting for several see- onda roused people from their beds, and in some cases property wan sightly damaged.

At least ve distinct tremors were felt at Swinton and Monton, and one Monton resident stated that his house was shaken to such an extent that plates were thrown

from a shelf and smashed.

Other places at which shocks

were experienced Included:-

The gaunt ruins of a once-imposing building in the Chapai district.

Urmston, Clifton, Worsley, Lower í WE A... E NOT AFRAID TO Broughton and Eccles.

Mr. A. Banks, of Clovelly-rond, told a reporter. There was a loud rumble and the house seemed to rock as though it wIEN In the grip of a giant. Ten minutes inter there was another rumble, follow- ed by a second several seconds.

back lastig

Mr. W. Firth, of Putovit-street. Lower Broughton, said that when the tremors started the window pane rattled and he thought Here was a gale springing up. Later he nullerd a bed vibrating, and a as though door rattled loudly someone were trying to enlar

Pit Subsidence?

Man riporta from plaves in the aren state that the shock, were an severe that furniture rocked vin- festly,

Yet at Ston-hina College Ol servatory, a few miles away, there was no record, and Mr. J. J. Shaw, the West Bromwich seismologist. tated that his truments lerk also been unaffected.

Father Rowlands, of Stonyhur • Cellere, attributed the tremors to

conimine surface subsidence.

In Ma last year Manchester was the centre of an earth tremor which shook East Lanenshire severely that peoplé were 11 mut of bed.

SPIRIT.

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THINK FOR OURSELVES.

¿Cartinued from Pape 6

for the loss of the comfortable habit of tacit aerpulsernes in cur- rent conventions which distinguish- ed their own youth,

IN DEFENCE OF BYSTANDING.

By A. P. GARLAND.

Sa bystander, with some pride i In my work, 1 resent the shr) that was enst the other day on by- writer who com- standing by plained that no effort was tande to stop a stfeel affray,

Why should a bystander inters fere? His motto is the same as that of the faithful old clown in all stories alant creuses "The show! maal go on."

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.

No change, and only I work officially reported.

Salen

Take the case of the bull that run ark in a Bedforshire town and,!- as the story went, "wafiered the {bystanders.”

Tutes (old) $13. Govt. Gaans, 157 Prem

Buyers.

Union Insuraners, $185,

Intels fold), $13. Chinese Entiskum $15.

Mater

Singapore Tenetions (Pref) Mr. Amusements $10.

Govt. Lonna, 3 Prem,

Sellers Hongkong Banks, $1350, Docks, $20.

China Lights (old), $21.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris

That is nonsense. The bull did stot atter the hystanders, They Berlin.

Dalo scattered themselves,

Helsingfors.

They saw that the big for re- ms boot known to him dif, wanted Athens.

Previous Day, Yesterday.

H&

a clear field in which to carry out Buenos Aires.

Shanghai.. certain mawORIN POS, So they gaz Ve |

New York. him me.

And if they did it in a Amsterdnan hurry it was because the bull was Vienna Madrid also lu a hurry.

A little touch like that shows Bucharest breeding.

a man's bowler Branzels.

when

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176.5/32 1/11 ¡Montevideo .31%

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(forward) 20

British Wireless,

PLACATING THE EVILf his head and tries to com. Milan

mit suicide under a taxicab, the Stockholm. genuine bystander will never makePrague a frantic dive to save it from des. Lon truction. He wafeloes the drama |1ombay.. with deep interest, but he keeps on |Yokohama. bis own side of the footlights.

BURNT OFFERINGS IN FOR. TUNE TELLING CHARGE.

Ammanford, Jan. 28.

How a burnt offering was made

The Detached Attitude.

It is this detachel, non-committal Silver (spot)...19.13/16

to placate an evil spirit which attitude

of the bystander

that

WRs aaid to land between a Car-Bukes him su entrancing a feature) marthenshire farmer and fortune of the social landbumps.

from a rich uncle abroad was ex- plained to the magistrate at Llan- sawel, Carmarthenshire, yester

day.

Lity Jones, aged 50, and her daughter. Violet Jones, 22, both of, the New Bungalow. Mountain Hare Merthyr Tydfil, were charg- ed with "pretending to tell for tunes so as to mislead his Majesty subjects."

The mother was fined 30.: the daughter,

who had pleaded nnt guilty, was discharged.

The farmer,

Morris Jones, of, Penygraig, said the women drove up lan saloon motor-car.

One day, for instance, last sum mer, a Bolshir orator, whose fen- much festooned with inre were reddish vegetation, was weturing in Hyde Park on the Five-Yours Plan. At the end of his impassion ed address he asked if anybody hud any question to ask.

Thereupon

a mildlooking bystander beld up his hand like a schoolboy and saith, for "Did you ever do anything that most of yours?"

Few people realise to what extent standers act as a stimulus to in- dustry and high endeavour.

Take the ease of such road-re- pairers as forgo that hideous au- somatic drill with its machine-gun accompaniment and rely on the ald. and sledge-hmmer fashioned

around,

The older woman, he said, teld wedge. him that he had a relative abroad į When bystanders are who was going to leave him a watch the graceful stance and poise large sum of money.

He was invited to gaze into al crystal. The woman wrapped the crystal in a black cloth, on which she sprinkled salt, and after an words. incantation he saw the "Overcome evil by good." Looking again he saw the figures £500,

The woman said an evil spirit stood in the way and a burnt of

of the hammerman, the careless ae curaty of his swings and the ver| fainty of his aim. He is trying to please his public, and good worki results.

But if there are no hy-tander he adopts a listless air, his timing la far from goud and only too often the hammer lands on the knuckles of the man holding the wedge, taking the latter regret bitterly

fering would have to be rade, that he had not started lie in the

KERTO VANRENAJEVO E MEMBRANACCORD

cooked ment industry, At her bidding, said the farmer,

Similarly, a bill-poster, under ob ho produced a £1 note and a half-

Hervation by bystanders, rises to sovereign, which were wrapped

great artistry. His with great ceremonial and de- heights of posited on a plate, over which colour, scheme becomes more dar

he tries for were drawn two strips of paper

Ink,

"

little

in the form of a cross. The offer chiaroscuro and his brushwork is ing was then placed in the kit-bolder and firmier. Sometimes, in chen fire.

A charm was produced and the farmer was bidden to wrap it in money, not less than £ and con- ceal it in his bod,

fact he becomes so lost in his work

that he falls off the ladder. That

is an unforgettable moment.

At the Shop. Window. Likewise a window dressor in a departmental store finds much in- spiration in the presence of by..

werd

On a subsequent visit by the atanders. Gribley's stock of Gent's women, while rites of a further Winter Pyjamas nover were dis- offering of £2 were being perform- played so dramatically as one day ed, two policemen emerged.

whon eight fat faces, the property

keen bystanders, of Rome pressed against the window. And Mr. Spelle, of Jimps and Carboy's, who is temperamental, simply re- fuses to make a start with the crepo do Chine until his crop of by standers have rallied round-which they always do.

The burnt offering was anatch ed from the fire and was found to contain only an empty clgarette packet, while the charm was a plece of tinfoil,

The 1 notes were found on the floor at the feet of the two women.

109%%

4.3/16

ALOR! 19836/161

20.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $1350 . Chartered Banks, £12 n. Mercantile A. and B., £18 n. East Asin. $127 n.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $1,350 m.

Union Ins., $105 b.

China Underwriters, $4.621⁄2 n. China Fires, $590 m.

H.K. Fire In., $1,250 n.

Shipping.

Douglasex, $26 n.

H. K. Steamboats, $23 n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $32 n. Union Waterboate, $25 o.

Mining.

Benguests, $11.75 n. Kailana, 26/- n.

S'hal Explorations, Tis. 2.10 n. Haubs. $39 n.

Dacks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $1541⁄2 n. Whampoa Dorks, $29 s.

South China Motors $10 n. Providents (old). 84,90 ss, Hongkows, Tix. 220 n.

New Engineers. Tls, 6% 0. Shanghai Docks, Ths. 9041⁄2 1.

Cottons.

Ewe Cottons The. 1414 n. Shanghai Cottons, Tis. 80% 1. Zoon Sings Tis. 111⁄2 n.

Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. Hotel (old) $13 b. H.K. S. Hotels (new) 313 n. 1. K. Lands, $76 n.. S'hai Lands, Tls. 30 n. Humphreys' (old) $191⁄2_n. Realtice. $11.65 v.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $20 n. Peak Trams, fold). $15.00 n.

ITALIT

BANKS.

P. & O. BANKING THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHA,

CORPORATION LTD

(Incorporated in England, 1929.)

Authored Capital ..... Babeeribed and Fald Up Reserve Food

HEAD OFFICE,

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incarberated by Royal Charter 1856,

BRAD OFFICE-LONDON. Fald-Up Capital

A 3.000,009 $1,006,000 arvo Fund

4.000,003 1,694,179 || Hmarvo liability of Proprietate v. 1.000.000

180.000

121, Iwadenball Street, London, EC. 1.

KINOUGH

AUENCIES AND BHANCERS. ALOR BIAK MONO AMRITSAR IPOH

SINGAPORE

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authories Capital

334,000,06 larved and Fully Paldap ..******** 28,099.26 Hooks Funde in

Roseyra Liability of Proprianoak.......114,kuk.ww READ OFFICE, HONGKONG.

HUARD OF DIROOTURA. . Book, Mr. : 1.8, Mackda,

Hom, Mr. J. J. Pateca, Duty Chairman.

W. L. Bell.

T. Fears, hot

▲ IL Compton, Meg ̈J, à, Pitmanor, – les

G. Makin, Xa

T. H. B. Bhaw, Zag

J. P. WALTON, Bes.

V. M. GRAYBURN, B

CMLER MANAGER

BRANCHER.Com

LONDOM LIONS

SAIGON

BEMARANG BEREMBAN

SHANGHAI

BANGKOK

KARLACKI

BATAVIA

KLANO

WEST LONDON BRANCHL 14-16, Cockapur Stewet, London, &W.L

BOMBAY

KOUR

CADOUTTA KUALA

Colombo. Singapore

CANTON BRANCHES-Bombay, Calcutta, Calle CAWNPORN KUALA

Madra Hongkong,

KANGSAR

BITIAWAN SOURABAYA

Shanshat,CEBU

LUMPUR

CULOSEDO

KUDÍUNG

MADRAN

MANILA

XEDAN

NEW YORK

FIFING

TAIPING* FHENTAIN TONGKAR

(Bhuket) TSINGTAO YOENAMA SAMBOANGA

AMOR

BANGKOK

Peking)

PENANG

Foreign Exchange and

AGENCIES—In ali the principal sowns of DAIREN. (the world.

ONLI

Grow) Exchange sad Basking Romiones (AIPHONG transected Loans and overdsafta geunind an AMBURO approved security. Current and Fixed Deposii | KANKOW Retina opened.

HARDIN HONGKONG

BAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS ......Ïstert Pallowed at rate which may be obtained en

appilation.

TRAVELLERS QIRQUES ISSUED, Fattige travaliłam Komeward are ra cammended to obtala a Letter of Credit_from

which can be emshad through the Prymer of any F. and O. or. B. L. B. N. Stensser of at any of the Branoben of the Corporation.

W. J. WADDINGTON,

Asting Manager.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Established 1918.

HEAD OFFICE:

10. Des Voeux Road, Central,

HONGKONG.

BUMBAY

BATAVIA

CALOUITA

OANTUN

opased Baskis 200

beste transacted.

Juryesi About

and trpezed Deponite received for one year or shorter perioda al rate which will be quoted on

pulleation.

J. STUART,

Маракт

Hongkong, 17th August, 1931.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

Capita) (fully paid up) ..........K. 108.900.00 Kamerve Fund .....

..T. 114.004,0%

HEAD OFFICH.-TOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencim at

Keds Yunt

Aletandela

Sumbar

Capital & Surplus over H$8,000,000 |Davi Total Resources over $30,000,000 Bril

Every description of Ranking Caluta and Exchange business transact ed.

| Changekan

Karachi

Alo de

Janelto

Balon

San Francisco Seattle

Ararang Shanghai

Shimonet

Kube

London

Los Angeles

Lyons

Manila

Dairen (Delay) Nekki Penguen

ukdan)

Nagoya Newchwan

Singapore. Surabay

New York

Ardna.

Savings Account and Safe De-Ho posit Boxes.

Frankow Foula

11anslate

Dunkn

Tientals

elping

Tokyo

Telnanf

Tatortau

Branches and Agencies all over the world.

Current and Fixed Deposit Ac- counts in local and foreign eur-amburg renclos opened for clients.

KAN TONG PO,

Chlef Manager.

Star Ferrien, 894 n. Chinn Lights, $21 8. 1. K. Electries, $75 u. Macao Electrics, $23 n. Telaphones, $43 ». China Busca, Tls. 16 n. Singapore Tractions, / n.

Industrials Malabons, $38 Canton Ice,, $5 n. Cements (com.) $16.85 n. Ropes. $16.40 n.

J.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms. $2015 n. Watsons, $16.00 n. Der A. Wings. $1 n. Lane Crawfords, $6 n. Mackintosh, $19_b. Sinceres $10 n. Powells, $3.00 n.

Miscellaneous, Amusements; $194 b. Entertainments (old) $10 n. Constructions (old) $6.15 n.

S. C Enterprises $10 n.

B. Ind. G. Bonds, $58% n. Loane, 33% b. Prem. Constructions (new), $1.75 n.

ASBESTOS CEMENT SHEETS

THE EVERLASTING ROOFING

MATERIAL

Particulars and Prices from

& CO.

SHEWAN, TOMES &

Sale Agents.

Rantoon

Internet allowed on Current Accounta Ilepoalta received for fred periods at rate to be obtained un uppiteallas.

HI, MORI,

Bongkang, March 11th, 1981,

Мадарат

THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED.

(KSTABLISHED 1917.3

Authored Cerita)

Capita}

Paid-up Capital Emerre Lüibilities of Bhare

holdere

COLOMBO

BAIREN

ГООСНОЙ

HAIPHONG

BAMBURG

BANKOW

HAAMIN S MONUKEW

110110

IPOH

OLORS

CODE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

MALADCA

MANILA

MUAR (Jabaru)

BURDEN

PRIPING

PENANG BANGOGN

RAIGON

JAN FRANOLBOO

КВАМОНАХ

SINDAFORM DOURABAYA BUNGHI PATAM TIENTUIN

TOKYO

THINUTAO YOKOHAMA

CUTTERS Caste upened is Local Curre and Fiesd Expogib aired for one for # shorter perioda in Loss Currency and Berlinž on terme which will be quoted on sapideation

Hongkong. 18th May, 1931.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

The Basis of the shore Bank, bu' inter saaled by the HONGKONG AND BHANGRASA BANKING - CORPORATION.

ubiained on application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANUMA DANKING OORPORATION.

T. M. QRATHURN,

Ohief Manage Hongkong. 14th Zeb, 1810.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANI OF NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: 66, Wall Stree New York.

Burette .000,00 Capital, Surplus and Undivided Proits

HRAD OFFICE:SINGAPORE,

Branches Agenzie and Correspondes b

U.S.$224,554.231 Branches In:-

8,000,000 1,000,000

4.090.000

2,115,000 ARGENTINE

BELGIUM BRALIL CHIL

Murph

CHINA

XOLOMBIA MWA COMINDAN

REPUBLIC

INDIA JAPAN

ITALI

sbe principal tities of the world

Every description of Banking and Brabang, basized renascimd.

TAN ENG ROOL

BANK OF CHINA.

LONDON MEXICO PANAMA

PERD PHILIPPINE ISLAND FORTO MIDO

STRAITS

SETTLESERES

URUGUAY

TIMEKURLA

Commercial and Travellers' Lei

Koorganizad October 16, 1928, máte special tera of Credit, Travellers' Cheques sterior of The National Gevaraman Bills of Exchange and Cable

INTERNATIONAL KICHANGE BANK Sabesribed Caplini

Pald-Up (?

erve Funde

Irwin

2,000,908.66 Transfers bought and sold. Cur 34,110,000.00 rent accounts and Savings Band

8.120,501.2

BEAD OFFICE: BHÀNGHAI.

KONGKONG BRANCH,

4. Quest's Road Centre).-

accounts opened and Fixed De poalte in local and foreign curren. cies taken at rates that may be as certained on application to the |Bank.

Branches of the

Internation

to be numarama branches in Chica

We are also able.to offer on> (and large nonametiosa in the important comm-

the mercial esbites of the world, we are able to Customers the services of eland, to our clients apecial facilities for fomestic and lovelen banking and utehang.

We also handle the leage of Bonde and riber Pablo Funds of the Chinees Gererate

oth a home and abroad

BEQU 2. CHEN,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Bead Oftet 18. Gracechurch Street, Landon, EC. 3.

Authorised Capital

Subscribed Captial

Paid Up Capital

Reserve Fund and Bost

BANKERS

48.10,000

1,500,000

1,050,000 1,446,845

The Bank of England à Midland Dank, Lad

BRANCHE:—

Bangkok

Ipoh

Kandy

Bombay

Karachi

Calcut!

Kota Bhara

Colombo

| Gatin

lion kong

Bowrth

New York Frank

Rangoon

Shanghai

Kuala Lumpur Bízola

Koala Kri Singapore

Kuala Lipi

Kuantan

Mxdres

Bourabay

Port Loule (Mnorlikas)

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Janine transacted.

Traveller Chaque imised.

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORAKTIF S UNDERTAKEN. Internet allowed sa Current Ascments and Fixed Deposita, mă, Rame that may be MROKE", intand en applionilom.

C. L. BANDES,

CANTON AGENTS

for:

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THE SHAMEEN PRINTING PRESS, LTD.

64-65 B.C. Shameen.

Tel. 12037.

Banking Corporation in San Fran cisco, and Spain and also of Th National City Bank of New York (France) S.A., in Paris and Nie.

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Manager. Hongkong, 20th February, 1931.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPI, N.V. 1Makbuziazda Tračing Kasiaty.J

BANKERS.

ESTABLEBEND ISLA

Hongkong Goal 12, Queen's Road, GKKER Authorised Capital ......Oulidera 150,890,904 Pald-Up Capital Quilders 14,090,5VL/ Reveres Fund ...........Guüdero 49,915,MR. Band (locumAMSTERAN*

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Hood' Office!--Hongkong.

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