1932-05-30 — Page 9

FOR

HAPPY SUMMER

HOURS OF FROLLICKING FUN

OUR

BUOYANT -

RUBBER

BATHING

TOYS

ARE IDEAL!

They are made of good strong rubber strengthened for

the sea

They

easily inflated and when deflated pack into small space

usc

in

are

Stocked in the following figures-

SWANS, DUCKS, GOLDFISHES, HORSES, ETC., ETC.

(Small & Large Size).

WATER-POLO BALLS.

From $16.00.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

SPORTS DEPARTMENT.

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Hongkong Hotel Garage.

Leave

REPULSE BAY BUS SERVICE

SUMMER SCHEDULE

STARTING Ist JUNE, 1932.

Hong Kong Hotel

7:45 a. m.

945 m. 11.15 A.17

17.45 p.m. 2.30 pm. 300 p,m.

4.15 m. 50p

5.30 p.

DAILY

6.00

6,35

7.00

7.30

1.30 pm.

11.30 p.m.

SATURDAYS

7.45 T 945

m.

11.15 a.m.

12.3 p.m.

Half Hourly

1,30 p.m

635 p.m. 7.00pm 7:30 1.1 9.30p.m

11.30pm

7.5 6.m.

0.00 -0.

103, m.

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Lease

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8 20 a m

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9,00 -

144.14.1 11.45.m

2.00 p.m 3.00

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·530pm. 600 p.

30 m.

7.00 pm.

* 7.30pm

ין

830 p.m.

30 30.5. 12.00 mil

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8.30pm.

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12.00 mik

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13:00

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• 2.30 ..

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11:30a.m.

All Bus Marked Will call at Brach Road.

12.00 arid.

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Foot of Stubbs Road, Happy Valley. Telephone: 27778, 27770 and 23124

ELIMINATE WASTE

Bravardenin

RAIL COMPANIES REACH POOLING AGREEMENT

petition between two of the lending British railway ayatenis, the Lon |don, Midland and Scottish and the London and North-Eastern Com panies hun been referred to the | Minister of Transport for his con- sent. The Minister has appoint- led a committee of three under tha

THE HONGKONG

SEAMEN POISONED BY WINE

HUNDREDS OF CASES AT HAVRE

'

Paris, Apr. 24. During the last few months Boveral hundreds of seamen have been admitted to hospital at Havre Buffering from a mysterious form of poisoning, and two deaths have recently taken place.

In every epae the symptoms were the same: a swelling of the body and head, lumps forming under the skin, and weeping.

that

TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY

CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

30. 1932.

BANKS.

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P. & O. BANKING THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

CORPORATION LTD

Marjorie White, the plat size come. dienne of Fox Films has but little difficulty in playing the role of "Totsy

current pletury, (Incorporated In England, 1920). Franklin" in her "Oh, For A Man!" directed by Hamil ton Maofadden and featuring Jennette Autheriard Capital.... Denny, Bubscribed and Pald Up MacDonald and Reginald

Reserve Fund showing at the King's Thonto to-day.

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1969.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. l'aid-Up Capital £8,000,000

serve Fund....... 2,594,100 Reserve Liability of Propreitors.

130,000

,200,000,000)

■.000.000

#,000,000

PENANG

RANGOON

SATOON

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES, ALOR ÉTAR ILOILO [AMRITSAR Iron

KARACIN

HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Leadenhall Street, London, EC. 3.

BANGKOK

DATAVIA DOMBAY CALCUTTA

"Totsy Franklin," of the Mary Willdns' story, in n former vaudevillo singer and dancer who marries a

played welter-weight "pug."

by Warren Hymer and Miss White enuso trouble n-plenty between the burglar Colombo. Hongkost. Madras. and his prima danna wife.

The doctors concluded arsenie poisoning was the cause, and as a consequence of the state- ments of certain of the vletima it

Although in real life Miss White did WOA decided to analyse nominnot marry a burglar but a stage pro- Spanish wine which had not pass tucer, she did play vaudeville for ed through the Customs, and had

one of the "White many years s been delivered to a number of

Sisters, the other "sister," who was ships without being handled by any really not a sister. being Thelma wine merchant.

White, also in pictures at the monent.

The wine was found to contain an alarming proportion of arsenic. This may be due, it la thought, fo incorrect treatment of the vines,

of

Singapore.

WEST END BRANCH, 14-16, Cockapar Street, London, S.W.I.

„DİLANCIES—Bombay. Onleutia, Calicut, | CANTON

Shanghal. CAWNPORE

CEBU AGENCIES-In all the principal towns of COLOMBO the world,

DELHI General Exchange and Banking Business HAIPHONG 'transacted." Loans and overdestia granted on HAMBURG approved security. Current and Fixed Deposit HANKOW

accounts opened.

KLANG KODE KUALA

· SEMARANG

BERENDAN

BHANGHAI

BINGAPORE, BITIAWAN

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authored Capital Lassed and folly Paid-up Reserva Funda-

Sterling

Bilver

..150,000,000 .......... 20,000,000

Al6,500,000 .$10,000,000

Beserve Liablilly of Proprietor ...$20,000.00

HEAD OFFICE: BONGKONG.

DOARD OF DIRECTORS.

No. 2. J. 3. Paterson,

Chairman,

T. E Pearce Ext..

Deputy Chairman,

Hon. Mr., W. H. Bail. J. A. Frammar, o A. Compton, Esq. T. H. R. Shaw, E

BOURABAYA M. T. Jabusch, Esq., J. F. Warren, Ing.

4. Miskin, Er

KANGBAR

KUALA

LUMPUR

KUCHING

TAIPING

MADRAS

TRIENTEIN

MANILA

TONGKAR

MEDAN

(huket)

NEW YORK

TSINGTAO

TEPING

YOKOHAMA

(Peking

AMOY BANGKOK BATAVIA

HARBIN SAVING DANK allowed at rates which may be stained on

ZAMBOANGA ACCOUNTA1-Interest ITONGKONG

application,

V. M. GRAYBURN .. CHIEP MANAGEIL

Forolgn Exchange and General and Fixed: CALCUTTA TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT business transacted. The White Sisters started in vaude. TRAVELLERS CHEQUES Insued. Current Accounta opened sli Fixed ville when they were amendable to

aborter PASSENGERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT Depoalls reestred for ora year or the Gerry Society, that's how young

rates which will be quoted on uly on bone) P. 40. and 1.1. perioda they were. Each 40 to musical

Home Line steamers, and at Port of Cell,

J. STUART. comedy heights,

British Income Tax RecoversŮ.

Manuret.

The cases were investigated by Dr. Vincent, Director of the "Oh, For A Man!" was adapted for Bacterioigoical Department of the th screen and the dialogue written by Lynn Starling. the 'hilip Klein and General Hospital. Most

Albert Conti, Alison Skipworth and victima came from steamers of the Bela Lugosiare are pesminent in the same line, and Dr. Vincent dis. covered that men who worked in the stokehold were more seriously affected than the enmen.

On making inquiry he found that the only difference in the wine served in the engine room and to the upper deck staff was in the quantity, the stakers being allow

ed more to drink.

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE

cast.

"Secrets of a Secretary."

Herbert Marshall, the good-looking young British nobleman in Claudette albert's "Secrets of a Secretary," in Britisher in real life-and an exem-

For Mar plary Britisher ni that. shall was dangerously wounded in the Ble Scrap while fighting for Britan nin. After a recovery which could not have been made without the use of supreme courage, he returned to the stage which he had left when A favourite in his country enlied. London, Marshall paid his firs pro- fessional visit to the New York stage that is Broadway several years ago. was aurinted with Marie Lohr, H English

first Actress, and their plus: offering in "the States" was "Fedora.

Antang Other productions followed.

High Rond" in which Marshall appeared opposite. Edna Best, popular giti male star. He later incried her.

A sommertat quieter tons prevailed the most stressful was "The

at this mouting;'s opening sevision, but investment and utilitie FTC still insing enpered or at the oneted rates.

Males

Hongkone Bauh $16 10 #542* Rauha $274

Providents Old) $54, Hongkong Reallem $12.16, 12,00 Ewo Caltons Tls. 14,10714.15 Chin Lights (end; $20,30

anton lees $6

Dairy Farms $25

Buyers

Bank of East Asia 3114 Canton Intraders 812010 Chinn Pire Insurances $600 ex. Thv, Donghases $275

Union Waterlents $29

H.K, & W. Wharves $14412 H.K. & W, Dorks $18 Perveleafs (014) $5,10 Providents (New) $2.5 Hotels (Rights) $1.80 Lands $77

Hongkong Tram- $21.85 Peak Trams (Old) $17 Penk Trams (New) $8 Star Ferries $90 Yaumati Ferries (Old) $321. Yauunati Ferries (New) $31 ('hing Lights (Old) $20 Hongkong Electrics $74.60

Mucno Electrics $21 Telephones (P.P.) $23.65 Malabon Sugare $21

Canton lee $61%

Cemmets (fombined) $18's Dairy Farms 328 H.K. Govt. Loans 27 Wallace Harpers $14

Sellers

S. C. Enterprise $85.

Premium

WATER LEVELS.

WEST, NORTH'ÄND EAST RIVERS

Marshall has always been in de mul as a fenting man for Broadway netresses, He is the favourite netoT of any of the drainntic crities of the daily press. Prior to his engagemen, for work at the Parunt New York studio in "Secrets of a Secretary" Marshall was appearing opposite Zita Jobann in Phillip Barry's newest rues ress "Tomorrow and Tomorrow" at Une of the Henry Miller Theatre.

the first talkies in which Marshall appeared-and in fact one of the Brit talkies to be marle-was "The Letter" with the late Jenune Engels." "Secrets of a Secretary" comes to the King's Theatre on Wednesday next. Marshall plays the part of a young British lord who comes to America as suitor to the hand of Betty Law- ?]h¢* ford.

of a

and wealthy daughter norintly prominent New York family. only to fall in love with the darkeyed, and desirable Claudette Colbert-a one- time debutante who has lost her for. Lunc and has become the vocin! secretary for Betty's family;

arc

Others in the cast

Georges Mextaxa, Berton Churchill and Mary Belanet.

"The Royal Bed." Three generations of stage trodi- the tion helped Lowell Sherma in biggest task that has so far con- fronted hin, as netor and director in to "The Royal Bed," coming soon Queen's Theatre.

The following table issued by the Kwangtung

Conser River vaney Commission shows the height of water in English feet on the dates named in the West, North and East Rivers:

flyben: on Lowest

record. un record.

Mar

2N

May ***

West River at

Shubing. 4AS North River

0

7,4

6.0

13,3

12.0

-2.7

1.0

2.2

Tingyuen. $-26.4

North River at

.. 16.5

Shal Stiver

Santshul. 427,3 -.3

Skeling

HISTORIC MANSION

DESTROYED.

BARONET AND WIFE HAVE NARROW ESCAPE

London, May 28.

London, May 28. Sir Charles and Lady Warde An Important

step in

the chairmanship of Sir Walter Clode, escaped in their night clothes rationalisation of railway trafic President of Railway Rates when fire broke out in their hin- In Great Britain has been taken Tribunal to advise him. Under toric home at Barham Court near by the London, Midland and Scot- the scheme, it fe proposed from Maidstone, Kent.

lah, and the London and North July at to pool receipts of the Although he is 80 years old, Sir Eastern Railways which have reach-two companies from traffic be. Charles pluckingly returned to ed a pooling agreement with the tween points where they are in help fight the flames and repeated- object of eliminating wastoful competition and to divide the pre-ly ran into the blazing house to

valuable furniture ratio based reneue competition.

ceeds according to

and The agreement provides that on receipts of the years 1928, pictures.

Barham Court which is one of from July 1 receipts from all rail 1929, and 1930. trasle wherever the two ayatemal The Companlén anticipate the the finest Mansions in Kent and compete will bo pooled-Reuter. agreement will enable them to originally belonged to one of the Referred to Minister, uake substantial economies and Knights who murdered Thomas will benefit the public-British a'Becket, was almost completely

destroyed-Router.

London, May 28. The achome to eliminate cont- Wireless.

for

Sherman's father was John Sher- man, thentrient producer. His mother, Julian Luise Gray, was an accom- plished actress, and his grandmother, Kaic Gray, was leading lady Junius Brutus Booth, Sr., father of Edwin Booth. Sherman himelf was of the reared in the atmosphere theatre.

He has acted, directed and written' plays for both stage and screen, and separate an an actor, acored three and distinct brands of fame; stuge, silent pictures and talkies.

In

Sherman needed all his experience, inherited talents and knowledge directing "The Royal Bed" for itN not only the most important duction he has ever made, but the most massive! It also presents. him: as an actor in his greatest role to

date,

pro-

A good typist has auccess

nt her finger-tips.

for

Executorship and Trusteeship undertaker.

W. I WADDINGTON,

Manager.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

applestion.

BRANCHES:--

LONDON LYONS

MALACCA

MANILA

PEIPING PENANG TUANGOON

CANTON CHIEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW

MUAR (Johor) MUEDEN

NEW YONK

TAIPRONO

HAMDUHU HANKOW JARDIN HONGKER ILOILO

BAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO SHANGILAI

SINGAPORE

SOURABAYA

Hongkong. 7th August 1981.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

Iron JOHORE Capital (fully paid up? ........Y. 200.000.000 Reserve Fund

.......Y. 117,100,000.00 KUBE

KOWLOON KUALA LUMP VIL

Current Accounts opened in Local Currenss

Alexande

HEAD OFFICE :—TOROBAMA.

Branches and Agencies at

Honolulu

Rangoon

Kal Yuen

Karachi

The following is the list of local | Batavia share quointions issued to-day:

Banks.

Hongkon manks, $1540 15421⁄2 sa. Chartered Banks £11% n. Mercantile Banks, £17 n. East Asia, $114 b.

Am: O. Finance Corp., $25 n.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $1200 b. Union Ins., $442 n. x Div. China Underwriters, $4.30 u. China Fire, $600 b. x Div. H.K. Fire In., $1,196 n,

Shipping.

Douglases. $27% b.

1. K. Steamboats, $22 n. Indo-Chinas, (Prel.) $45 n. Union Waterboata, $20 b.

Mining.

China Estates, $100% n. Benguet Exp. 31 ets. b. Benguets, 16 n. Kailans. 26/3 n.

S'hai Expiations, Tls. 2.10 n. Kaubs, $38 B.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $144% b. Whampoa Docks, $18 b. South China Motors $10 n. Providents (Uld), $5.10 b. Hongkong, Tls. 218 n. New Engineers Tla, 6 n. Shanghai Bocka, Tis. 88.

Cottona.

Ewo Cottons, Tls. 14.10 sa, Shanghai Cotton, Tls. 78 n. Zoon Sings Tis. 10%

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. K. Hotels, $12.70 n. II. K. Hotels Rights, $1.80 b. H. K. Lands $77 b Metro Lands $10 n. S'hai Lands, Tis, 26.85 b. Ilumphreys, $15.76 b. Asia Realtlea "B" $26 n. Realties, $124 b.

Astu Realties "A", $155 n.

Public Utilities.

Tarmways, $21.85 b. Peak Tranis (old) $17 r. Star Ferrien, $90 b. China Lights, $20.30 sa, H.K. Electries, $74.60 b. Macao Electrica, $21 b. Telephones, $38% n. China Buses, Tis, it n Singapore Tractions, 3/ D.

Industrials.

Malabons, $21 n.

Canton lees, $61⁄4 b.

Cements (enme.) $18.00 b. Ropes, $14.

Stores,

etc.

Dairy Farms, $28 b. Watsons (now), $14 n.. Watsons (new), $18.75 L Der A. Wings. $1 n. Lane Crawfords, $6,90 n. Mackintosh, $21 n. Sinceros, $18,20 n. Powells, $3.06 n.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $2814 n. Entertainments (old) $14.25 n. Constructions (old), $5.20 b.

S.. C. Enterprises $8.75 s. R. Ind. O. $ Bonds, $58% n. Constructions (new), $1.70 b.

1.1.D. CERTIFICATES.

Kob

Janeiro

San Francisco

Beattle

Remarang

Shanghal

Shimatcock!

Singapore

Keriln

Bombar Calcutta

London

Carton

Changchun

Los Angeira 35min

Dairen (Dalny) Nagarakl

Fenation

(Mukden)

·Sourabaya

Jamburg

New York

5rdary

Qanks

Tiental

Paris

Тобто

Polping

Tainst

Correct Accoente.

Nagoya Newchwang

Hankow Herbla flung tong

Interest allowed da Deporte received for fred periods at salat to be obtained on application,

12. MORI

Hongkong. 21st May, 1982.

SUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

THINUTAO

TOKOHAMA

and Fixed Deposita received for ana per ar aborter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terme which will be quoted on application

Hongkonỳ, Ith Aprik, 1931.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank is conducted hy the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION, Rules may be odialzes on appliession.

For The HONGKONG AND BANGLAI HANKING corporatiON.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Mager. Mongkong. 27th Febrowry, 1033.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

THE HO HỌNG BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 65, Wall Street,

Ind Capital

LIMITED (ESTADLINE 1917).

Authored Capital

.Straka 120,000,000

8,000,000

Fald-up Capital

4,000,000

Braerve Ligh!!ities of Abare

holders

Surplus

HEAD OFFICE:BINGAPORE.

New York.

Capital, Surplus and.

Undivided Profits, US$226,503,775.00

4.000.000 ARGENTINE

2,525,000 BELGIUM

BRAZIL

CHILE

GKINA

COLOMBIA -

CURA

Branches: Agentles and Correspondente to the principal cities of the world.

Every description of Banking and Exchange ¦ DOMINICAN " bosinca transpeled.

TAN ENG 1001,

Of the Snelato Internationale de Placements, Basle (Local Agents! Messrs. A. Gocke & Co.)

Saturday' official quotation In Baale: £2. 8. Od.

Manager.

REPUBLIC

INDIA ITALY JAPAN

Branches in:-

LONDON

MANGRURA

MEXICO PANAMA

PERU

PHILIPPINE

ISLANDS

PORTO RICO

STRAITA

BETTLEMENTS URUQUARY VENEZUELA

Commercial and Travellers' Letters

BANK OF CHINA. Credit Travellers Cheques, Bills

of Exchange and Cable Transfers brought and sold. Current accounts Recorganised October 25, 1928, under special

and Savings Bank accounts opened charter of The National Government no Ka

and Fixed Deposita in local and INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE DANK,

.$25,000,000,00 Subscribed Capital

foreign currencies taken at rates that 26.710.000.00 Patd-Up Capital

may be ascertained on application to. 8.820.604.82 the Bank. leserve Fundy

READ OFFICE:—SHANGHAI

HONGKONG DRANCHI,

4. Queen's Road. Centra). Owing to our numerous branches in Chins and large connections in the important com mercial centres of the world, we are able to Pxtend to our cliente special facilities for) unistic and foreign banking and exchangu. We also handia the base of Bonds and other Xublic Funds of the Chinese Govern-, ment both at home and abroad.

BOGU . CHEN.

Hanuget.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Established 1918.

HEAD OFFICE:

10, Des Voeux Road, Central,

HONGKONG.

Capital & Surplus over $8,000,000 Total Resources over H$30,000,000!

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transact- ed.

Current and Fixed Deposit Ac- counts in local and foreign cur- rencies opened for clients.

Savings Account and Safe De-i ponit Boxes.

Branches and Agencies all over the world.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

WHEN AT HOME

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MAY BE PURCHASED AT

SELFRIDGE"

LONDON, W.L1.

We are also able to offer OUT Customers the services of the Branches of the International Bank- ing Corporation in Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York, (France) S.A., in Paris and Nice.

R. M. McLAY,

Manager.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1932

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. (Netherlands Trading Society).

DANKETS,

BETADLIBURD 1876.

Jongkong Office: 11, Queen's Road, Centrai Authorized Capital ...... Guilders 150,000,000 Fald-Up Capital

Quilders 80,000 900 Ieserve und

...........Gallders 10,018D08 Brad Offca:~AMSTERDAM.*

Rastem Head Ofces--BATAVIA.

RANCIES:-Banderasin,

Bandoent Bomber, Calsalia, Обет Djember, Diokjakarta® Ingor,* Fráčali, Kobe, Mg)D- sar, Medan, Palembang, Pol. longar Penang

Hotterdam," Exmarang * Ekada hal, BingaDOTE, Boerabad, Sorakarta, Bolo), Tegal, Ti laap and Weltevreden,

• Three offices baya anta deporis beter to let Landon Bankere:-National Provincial Bank

Correspondents all over the world.

PANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSAOTED, A STOKKINK,

Manager. Ilengkong, la December, 1981.

THE BANK OF CANTON LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1312.

Head Office:-Hongkong-

Authorised Capital Fald-Up Can!!} Feservo Fund BRANCHEZ [===

Centra, Shanghai. Virakow, Rusia, Bangkok, New York vod Be P clares LONDON BRANCHER :——

The Lloyds Bank, Limited. Correspondents in all principal citie of the Foreign Ezahasre and Bashing boulmona að every description_transacted.

Safe Depoata Bosas (vaziom nizma) of yearly rewind of from 18 to $4.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

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