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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1932.

NOW-NEW, CLEANER COOKING AND ECONOMY-

THE NEW

HOITAT

MOFFAT

ELECTRIC RANGE

FOR YOUR KITCHEN,

Prices from HK. $129 upoarda or on easy terma.

For years the kitchen was the "Black-hole" of the Hongkong home

Just a place in which the cook worked...Now comes the realization that this most important of rooms can be made just as clean, as tidy and satisfying to your ideas of pro- priety as any other room in the house-And so... the kitchen of to-day need no longer be the sooty eye-sore of a room it used to be, but a bright, sootless healthy place

women

+

a room which Many people it will be a pleasure to show to your friends. have found the secret of this metamorphosis and, and every day, more

are discovering the happy wisdom of cooking by electricity, the beauty and cleanliness of Moffats Electric Ranges and the sur- prising economy it is possible to effect by their use.

A WEEK'S FREE TRIAL.

To residents in Kowloon we are able to offer a week's trial-POWER FREE-by arrangement with the China Light & Power Company. Several models of Moffats Ranges are on display at our offico. Call and select your cooker-take advantage of this free trial offer-soon.

own

SOLE AGENTS:HONGKONG AND S. CHINA.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG.

CHINA

REALTY COMPANY 8% DEBENTURES

6% INTEREST 8% INTEREST VS MEANS ONE THIRD MORE INCOME

Moffat Cookers are BRITISH made.

Ever in step with TO-DAY

China Realty Company

* per cent. debentures offer

investment.

fi Accured

and une-

third more income than from a 6 per cent, in- restment.

Let us tell the facts of this opportunity. . Let us prove to you from our records the unique posi- tion we occupy in the investment world day.

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On suma of Tis, 100 or more 8 per cent, can be earned with safety. Why be satisfied with Iras? Avail yourself of this opportunity to acquire specialized know. ledge, it placer you under

out

no obligation.

---CUT OUT & MAIL TODAY--

China Realty Company.

70, Szechuen Road, Shanghai.

Secretary,

Dear Sir,

...Preparing for

TO-MORROW

The China Realty Company, ever in step with To-day, is building for a future that can withstand the most severe strain.

By sound conservative planning, it has placed itself in the foremost position in the Real Estate World of Shanghai ... not only to-day is its fundamental stability unshakeable, but the girders of protection it has erected will carry a far greater load than it will ever be called upon to support in the future.

This point is the acid test of a real estate corporation. Because the financial future of thousands of Shanghai investors is to a great extent incorporated in the future of the China Realty Company, no effort has been spared to safeguard its integrity. The element of risk associated with sudden gains has been avoided, we have been content to build steadily but surely during the past 20 years.

To-day, China Realty Company investments are in a sounder position than ever before! And, judged by the considered opinion of the keenest real estate authorities in Shanghai, we believe that the future trend of events will lead to an even greater prosperity.

An unblemished record stands behind our past activities embracing- a prosperity that YOU may share lies ahead.

a future

:

We are in step with to-day, we possess the most accurate investment information available. we have paved and prepared the way for the to-morrow of your investment.

Please send me without obliga tion on my part a copy of your last balance sheet and other Information regarding your 8% debenture issue

Name

Address

This is No. 22 of a series of advertisements issued

to interest Hongkong investors in the liberal investment opportunities offered by the China Realty Company. Shanghai.

CHINA REALTY COMPANY

CAPITAL TAEL'S 5,000,000.00

FEDERAL

INC.. U. S. "A.

THE REAL ESTATE MARKET PLACE OF SHANGHAI *

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CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.

Last summer the Fox Film Cor- paration selected three of Hollywood'n most promising players and crownod them with the coveted titles, "The Fox Debutante Stars of 1931, Thono actresses, who were Helen Mack, Linda Watkins and Canchita Mon genegro, ware chosen for their beauty, thoir nereen personality and their dramatic talent. Miss Watkins and Miss Montenegro have already made thair bows to local movie fans, the former in "Sob Sister" and the latter in "The Cisco Kid."

BANKS.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINĂ.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 180.

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital Tarved and fully Pakkup Reserve Funde

$8,000,000

8,080,609

READ OFFICE:-LONDON, Pald-Up Capitel

merie Fand ........... Nerre Liability of Propreliore ..

1,000,400

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES.

PENANO ALOR STAR ILOILO AMRITHAR ΠΑΝΙΚΟΥ BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA OANTON CAWNPORE Q2BU COLOMBO DELIII

Mios Mack has not. But when “The Silent Witness" opens its engagement next Sunday at the King's"

"Theatre, local audiences will get their first glimpse of this charming, diminutive red hend who has had Hollywood agag since she arrived in the screen capital. HAIPHONG less than a year ago.

Miss Mack comes to the встест from the New York stage where sho has played since childhood. Her first role was in "The Idle Ina" and among her more recent successen ntc "Yellow," "Neighbours," and "Sub- way Express." While "The Silent Wit- nesa" is her first talking picture it Ja not her first screen appearance. She played with Gloria Swanson in the silent version of "Zaza" and in "Grit" with Glen Hunter.

In "The Silent Witness" Miss Mack shares leading feminine honours with Greta Nissen, alluring, blonde sercen the talking picture debut of that well known international stage atar, Lionel Atwill, who will be seen in the Hare rule he originated in the stage

HAMBURG HANLOW HARDIN HONGKONG

SINGAPORE

STTIAWAN BOURABAYA

fron KARACHI KLANG КОРК KUALA

RANGOON

BATCON

SEMARANG

BEREMDAN

BILANCHAL

KANGBAR KUALA

LUMPUR

KUCHING

MANILA

TAIPING TSIENTEIN TONGKAH

MEDAN

NEW YORK

TSINGTAO

TEPING

YOKOHAMA

(Paking

ZAMBOANDA

MADRAS

(Phuket)

....459,900,000 ***K2 38,000,000

Aberlina conc.... £1,400,000 Bitrar

..$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Proprietare ....... 827,000,005

KRAD OFFICE. HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

1Tom. Mr. J. J. Paintson, Chairman,

TE. Peáros Esa.

Deputy Chairman.

Han. Mr. W. 11. Dell Z. A. Plummer,' Bos, A. 11. Compton, Esa.. T. 1. R. Khaw, Hos. M. T. Johnson, Eng. J. P. Warren, Esq. G Makin, D

AMOY DANGZOR BATAVIA

CANTON CHEFOO

Y, M. GRAYBURN EH. OBIET MANAGER

Foreign Exchange and General and Fixed CALOUTTA business transacted.

Accounte Current

opened Deposit received for one year or shorter COLONG periods at

which will be quoted en DAIREN application.

rates

J, STUART.

Manager Hongkong, 17th August, 1931.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

....................Y. 117,800,000.00

production of this thrilling mystery Capitat (fully gald up)......... 100.000.000 drama. Branwell Fletcher is - Reserve Fund other member of the original atage cast who appears in the photoplay ami Weiden Heybrun completes the number of featured players. In the Inrce

are euch

HEAD OFFICE-TOKOITAMA.

Branches and Agencies at

Honolula Kai Yoon Karachi

Alexandria

cast supporting favourites on Mary Forbes, Wyndham Batavia Standing. Billy Bevon, Lamsden Berlin Hare, Herbert Mundin and Alun Mow- Bombay bray.

Kobe London

Los Angele KEY

Calcita Canton Changchun Daires (Dalby) Nagasaki Feng ten

The picture which was directed by Marcel Varnel and R. L. Hough sells the gripping story of a self sacrificing father who risks his own life on the gallows to save his weakling sOn (Bukden) from the penalty for a murder he is Hamburg involved in. It was adapted for the

creen from the play of Inck DeLeonebla and Jack Celestin.

"Dumb-Bells" in Ermine."

Have you ever known one of those blue-nosed and obnoxious persons who go about poking Into other people's affairs-one that you'd like to get by the throat and slowly, just for the pleasure of it, throttle

Hanko

Nagora Newchwang

New York

Oka

Parl

Jango

Rio de

Janeles

Ban Francisco

Brattle

Betmarang

Bhimonoseki

#ingspora

Boorabara

Braner Tlentin

Tokyo Talmartam

long long - Felping

Enternet allowed on Current Soomania. Deposits rostred for sed periode al entre to be obtained on appeti

H. MORI.

Hongkong, Slot May, 1982.

LIMITED

(ESTADLASHI X917).

DRANCHES-

LONDON

MANILA

PEIPING

LTONB HALADUA

MUAB (Johor) MURDEN

NEW YORK

FOOCHOW

HAIPHONG

HANDURG

HANKOW

HARDIN HONUKEW ILOILO

IOI

JOHORE KOBE

PENANG" RANGOON BAICON BAN FRANCI800 SHANGHAI

BINGAPORE SOURADATA BUNGEI FATAN)

TIENISIN

TUKYO

KOWLOON

TEINOTAO KUALA LUMTUR TOKOHAMA

Currant Account paced in Local Currenas

and Fixed Deposits recaired. for coa TOKU, DE | aborter periode in Local Currenez and Belly an terma which will be quoted on spplication

Hongkong, 6th April, 1842.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Is of the shore Bank is sonducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. {ING CORPORATION, Bulme many be obtained

on application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. I. GRAYBURN,

Chat MacAESE. Hongkong, sith February, 1932,

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.

Undivided Profita. US$225,501,775.00

Branches In-

„Birmiły $20,000,000 | ANGENTINE

•

LONDON

There is just such person in THE HO HONG BANK, Capital, Surplus and Warner Brothers Vitaphone comedy, "Dumbbells in Ermine" with Robert Armstrong and Barbara Kent, which is coming on Sunday to the Queen's. He is one of those smooth, unctuous men who take it upon themselves to fix up the rest of the world. He goes | too far, however and gets a large dose of his own bitter medicine-through the so-called dumb-bells he has had acrested after a speakeasy raid of his making.

It

only one of the high spots in the hilarious comedy, which is directed by John Adolf and adapted to the mercen by Harvey Thew from Lynn Starling stage success "Weak Slaters." James Gleason wrote the

dialogue.

Others in the cast are Beryl Mercer, James Gleason, Julia Swayne Gordon, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Hoyt, Mary Fox and Charlotte Mer- riam.

a scrou

For "Strangers In Love." Whon Kay Francis was fan, long before she ever thought of becoming an actress, one of for "heroes" waA tall young man with the old Kalem Company.

This same actor, Earle Foxe, plays a villainous role in support of Miss Francis and Fredric March for the Paramount

ers In Lovely romance, "Strang which the King's Theatre is now showing.

Foxe awitched from haro to "manace" characterization several He alternates between years ago. acting and serving as president and general polley founder of one of the largest private military academics in the West, located in Southern Call- fornia.

ten

Foxe, who appeared in "Ladies of the Big House, in two Inchon over six feet tall and weighs only pounds under the double century mark. He is the father of a thirteen- year-old boy.

Many Records Broken.

The Central Theatre has broken many past records in its presentation of Universal's ceric "Frankenstein" which will be shown up to to-morrow only.

the

Authorized Capital Taqued Capital Paid-up Capital

Reserve Liabilities of Bhare-

holders

surplus

8,000,900 | DELGIUM 4,000,000 BRAZIL

CHILE

4,009,509 | UTIINA

7,318,000 00LOMBIA

CULA DOMINICAN

REPURNO

HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. Brancboot Agencies and Correspondente la INDIA

the principal cities of the world.

Every dracription of Basking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOL,

Manager.

ITALY JAPAN

MANGKURIA MEXICO PANAMA

PAU PHILIPPINE

IBLANDS PORTO M00

STRAITS

SETTLEMENTA URUGUARY VENEZUELA Commercial and Travellers' Letters

of Gred. Travollars Cheques, HiL of Exchange and Cable Transfers [brought and sold. Current accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and

BANK OF CHINA. foreign currencies taken at rates that

Recorganised October 16, 1918, under special charter of The National Government all ap INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE HANK

$25,000,000.00 subscribed Capital

14.710,000.09 Paid-Up Capital

8,827,508.21 Beserre Fonda

HEAD OFFICH 1-SHANGHAI,

HONGKONG BIANCHI,

Queen's Road, Central Owing to our numerous, branches in Chisa and large connections in the important · arm- mercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our eilente avecial facilliles for damesilo and foreign banking and chasey We also handia the fate of Bonde and other Pablle Funds of the Chines Gorart- meni both at home and abroad

BEGU J. CHEN,

Mansu.

WATER LEVELS.

WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

It in understood that

The following table issued by the severest critics throughout the world Kwangtung River Conservancy Com- have accorded this unusual film pre-mission shown the height of water mier honours on originality, thrills, in English feet on the dates named direction, photography, and in all in the West, North and East Rivers: probability box-office attraction.

Highest on Lowest June record. en record. 28

June

20

West Meet at

12.2

2.8

North River at

Thingyum.+2.4 North flrer st

Samahul. 427.3 East River at

Bheklung.-15.5

0

13,9

14.4

-6.0

21.5

5,8

-2.5

0.5

1.5

James Whale filmed the sercen edition of the famous 16th century Bhighing .. 4.41.7 Mary Shelley's tale of the same name with a wonderful cast including Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, John Bales, Mine Clarke, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight players. Frye other famous sercen

The RKO super special feature "Suicide Fleet" will be screened on Not without justification is Long Saturday immediately after "Fran-

Tack

world-renowned Sam, the kenstein." It is a atory of the

Chinese miraclo man, credited with American Navy's part in the World being one the most gifted magicians War that reaches its climax in вед and acrobats of the present day. battle in which three submarines, an Together with his two charraing entire division of six destroyers a daughters, the Misses Mi-Na and Nee- sixteen hundred tone sailing vessel Sa, he is attracting large audiences to

The nailing participating.

slip, the Queen's Theatre, appearing in Babemla, is sunk by shell are from

conjunction with the picture "Skin the submarines. In another battle, Deep" which is the story of a woman sequences the clipper, Indianna, is who double-crossed the whole world. burned and dynamited. The film was including herself. directed by Albert Rogell with Dill Boyil, Robert Armstrong, James Glea- HOD, Ginger Rogers hend the imposing cast which include many Rhounand bluejackets.

1.1.D. CERTIFICATES.

Of the Socleto Internationale de Placements, Basle. (Local Agents Messrs. A. Gooke & Co.)

Wodnosday's official quotation in Basie: £2 9, 8d.

OPEL

may be ascertained on application to the Bank,

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

R. M. McLAY,

Manager.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1982, NEDERLANDSCHE

MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

HANDEL.

(Netherlands Trading Bockety).

DANKERS.

KSTADLISHED 1924.

Hanakong Office: 11, Queen's Road, Castral Authorland Capital

Pakkop Oapital

Reserves

.P. 180,000,000

.7. 19,037,0OR:

... 30,010.obo

Head on---AMSTERDAM

Eastern Hood UB:st-BATAVIA.

RANCHES:-Bandjarmalo,

Banderer, Bombay. Calcutta, Cherthon Diamber, Diakitkarta* The Ingna" Jeddah, Kabe, Making sar, Medan, Palembang, Fi longar, PebARE Lengods Rotterdam,® Jumarang,” Chang- Bingapore, Sourabala, Boerakarta, (Solo), Tux). THE Jatjap and Weltevrede

* These officer have safe dencnik boxes by lat |Loaden Barker:—National Provincial Bank

Correspondents all over the "world.

DANKING BUSINESS OF EVERI

DESCRIPTION

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A. STOKKINE.

Hongkong. find June, 1982.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1912.

Head Office:-Hongkong.

Authorized Capital ......... $111,000,000)

Paid-Up Capital Reserve Fund ... *~ | BRANG-

6%

4'0

Tolephone 3-0-2-2-8.

3,100,000

Gaston, Bhangbal. Hankựw, Hundew, Bangkok, New York and dan Pron- #laco. LONDON BRANCHES :—–

The Lloyds Bank, Limbad, Correspondente in all principal alilon, of the

work.

Foreign Exchure and Banking baalpina- every desertation, tranenstad.

Safe Deposit Bozen (vazione, atom), na perly remind of from 19_to_148,

LOOK TOONG MEAN.

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