1934-05-11 — Page 11

GIANT WHITE

EMPRESSES

offer the utmost

in Size-Space-Speed and Service.

If you are planning on a Summer holiday or a trip home please enquire about,

Special C.P.R. Reduced Fares to Europe and Return also Around the World. Summer Excursion Fares to JAPAN-HONOLULU-CANADA—U.S.A.

Steamers

Robe feng Hong Htmőghal Nagniaki

Leave ATTITO

Beave

Leath

Empr. of Burais... May 18 May 20 May 22 May 24 May 20 Empr. of Japan...done, 1 Jown 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY

1934.

BANKS.

P. & O. BANKING THE CHARTERED BANK OF

| CORPORATION LTD

Authorised Capital............. fubuerthed sad Palčup Deserve Fond

HEAD OFFICE.

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Lacorporated by Royal Charter 1989.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

£3.000.00

2,896,100

180,000 Paid-up Captial

17-172, Londenhall Street, London, 2.0. 4.

WEST END BRANCE.

,82,050,000 1.800.000

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authored Capital .... Isaved and Falls Paid-Up...

Bowers Funda

Scortic

Bliver ....

$20,000,000 20,000.000

$ 4,400,000 ........ $10,000,000

Berre Limblilty of Proprietors.... 1,000,000 Reserva Liability of Proprietors.. $22,000,000

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES 1000

HAIGON

DEMARANO

BEREMBAN

ALON STAR ILOILO AMRITSAR Tron

14-10, Cockapar Oteset, London BW.1,

BRANCHES-Bombay, Caloutta, Calloni | DATAVIA Colombo, Ilongko Mudra, Shangbai, BOMBAY Bingapore,

CALCUTTA Agencies - all the principal towns of the world.

General Exchange and Banking Businem CAWHPOLE Lanaxeled Loans and overdrafta grensted on CREU approval sueñrity. Current and Fixed Deponti COLOMBO

Secounts opened.

BILAKULLA

SINGAPORE

BITTAWAN

· BOURABAYA

TAIPING

TIENTIIN

BANGKOK

SARACIÓ

CANTON .

KLANU KODE KUALA LUMI

KUCHING. KAPKAG

MANILA

TONORAI

REDAN

NEW YORK

TEITING

(Peking)

{Bha} 18INGTAO YOKOHAMA ΣΑΜΠΡΑΝΩΝ

PERANO

RANDOON

SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTI-InterDELI allowed a rates which may be obtained on HAIPHONG appllection,

HAMBURO TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT and HANKOW TRAVELLERA' CHEQUES latud.

PASSENGERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT for

HARBIN HONGKONG

we only on board P. # O, and B. 1, Home Line steamer, and at Feria of Call

Britial Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Tralowships undertaken,

J. DONALDBON,

Action Manager.

Tokohama flautula

LEBTE

TADBOYYTE Victoria Arrive June 4

A

Jun Bapt. of Aals......June 15' Jeno 11 Sun 10 June 21 Expr. of Canada....Tone 29. „July 1

Aug 1 Aug. 3 Aug. 0 Empr. of Asia.....Aug. 10. Ang. 12 Aug. 14, Aug. 16. Empr. f Canada... Aug. 24 Aug. 26

Ang, 20 Empr, of Basis Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept 11 Sept. 13

June 20 July 2 July 4 July 6 July 13 July 18 July 30 Empr. of Bussin ...July 13 July 15 July 17 July 19 July 21 Empr. of Japan July 27 July 20

Aug. 14 Aug. 31 Sept.12 | Authorised Capital... Sept. 24 Paid-up Cooltál

Reners Fund

June 15 Jun 23

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

Aug. 18. Aug. 25 Aug. 31 Sept 7 Radt, 15

ESTABLISHED 1919.

111,000,000 1,658,010 1,150.000

TO MANILA

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

.May. 25

For further information please apply to:

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Telephone: Passenger 20752.

Freight

20042.

GACANPAC: Passenger Dept. NAUTILUS: Freight Dept.

Canton Agents: JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD

Y.K.

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for the CUNARD LINE.

- San Franciico via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Taiyo Maru ....

Chichibu Maru

Tatsuta Maru

Soattio & Vancouver.

Tues., 22 May at midnight.

Wed., 6th June. ..Wed., 20th June,'.

Hikawa Alaru (starts from Kobe) Mon, 21st May, Hiya Maru (starts from Kobé) Mon, 4th June. 'London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam

Hakozaki Maru

Terukuni Maru

Hakusan Maru

....Sat, 12th May.

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

Kitano Maru

Atsuta Maru

Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

Ginyo Maru

"Tokiwa - Maru.

*Toyama Maru

South America (West Coast) via japan, Honolulu,

.Fri., 25th May. .Sat., 9th June.

Sat., 26th May. Sat., 23rd June.

.Fri., 11th May

Tuon, 29th May.. .Mon., 11th June.

Los Angeles, Mexico & Pahama.

..Fri., 25th May,

Now York via Panama.

.Fri., 18th May.

Liverpool via Port Said,

Mon., 4th May.

..Tues., 16th May.

Tues., 29th May.

Helyo Maru

*Tsuyama, Maru

Ceñoa & Valencia.

*Toyooka Mark

Beyrouth, İstanbul, Piracus,

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

Akita Maru

Cenos Maru

"Calcutta Maru

Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama.

Hurana Maru

Fri, 8th June.

Fri., 11th May.

Atsuia Maru (Nagasaki direet: Fri., 18th May.

"Bengal Maru

Katori Muru

*Cargo only.

· Fri., 18th May,

„Sat., 26th May.

For further information apply to:--

Tel. 30291.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (private exchanges to all Depts.)

MESSAGERIES

3. Queen's Building.

Tel. 26651.

MARITIMES

UNZEN!..

1934 Holiday Season

The Messageries Maritimes Steamers will call at

Arrive

NAGASAKI as follows:

Leave Hong Kong Nagasaki May 18

May 27 June. 3 June 10 June 15

June 24 July 2 July 11 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 24

Sept. 2 Sept 9

Sept 16 Sept. 21

Sept. 30

Steamers

Aramis Andre Lebon Felix Roussel Porthos Chenonceaux D'Artagnan Athos II Aramis Andre-Lebon. Felix Roussel

17

Leave

Arrive Nagasaki Hong Kong May 31 June Juno 14 June 19 June 28 July 3 July || July July 26

July 31 Aug. 9. Aug. 14 Aug. 23. Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 20. Sept. 25 Oct. 4 Oct. 9

RATES OF PASSAGE

HONG KONG to NAGASAKI

1st Class 2nd Class 3rd. Class

$135 $ 85

$50

Singlo

Round Trip

favallable 3 months)

SZ20

$150

$85

4th Class

$30

For particulars apply to the Company's 'Agency: 3 Queen's Bldg.

Cinler, Sharebel. Jankow, Dwatow Dangkok, New York and Ben France, LONDON BRANCHES |--

The Lloyd's Bank. Limited. Correspondenta in all the princiysi altim of the world.

Foreign Exchange and Banking burinsen at very description transacted.

Safe Deposit Boxes [varione elsen) at a yearly rental from $5 to $40.

LPOR POONG DOAN,

COUNCIL MEETING

¿Continued from Page 25

ITEAD-OFFICE.—BONGKONG BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. O, G. B. 'Mackie,

J. P. Warren Exo,

Deputy Chalem Ba

|Hon. Mr. W. J. Bell, ɑ. Mubin, Eas

A H. Compton. Feq., & Morrison. Eng.. W. 1, Keswick, Eva. E. Pestea, Ex..

C. C. Kaleht, Ex.

V. M GRAYBURN, E.,

ΑΝΟΥ DANOROX

DOMBAT

ÜLDEF MANAGEIL,

BRANCHEJ an

LONDON

LYONB

MALACCA

VIINVH

MUAR (JOHORE)

BATAVIA

CALOUTTA

MURDEN

NEW YORK

PEIPING

Foreign Exchange and General and Bank+ | CANTON og buskama traced,

CUETOO Fixed COLONIO

DAMEN

Current Account pened Deposits received for one year or sharat perlede, at rates which yell be quoted on application

W. JL, E. THOMAJ,

Acting Manager. Hongkong. 20th February, 19912,

PENANG RANJOOK

HAIPHONG HAMBURG ΠΑΝΚΟΥ HATUSIN

SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA. HONGLEW

ILOILO LIMITED.

ΠΡΟΣ

Authorised Captial

$10,000.000.00 Pald Capital

....... 6,50,000.00 lievers and Undivided Profite $ 2,434,000.00

HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONG 12. Des Yorx Bood Central.

HUARD OF DIRECTORS. Kir Bhouses Chow,, Chairman,

Kown Chon. Eg

1 Lan Rany. Ear P. K. Kwok, Fac. Wong Chu Bon, Eau. Wong You Tong, Eas Kan Ying Fo. Em Chan Ching Uhok. Pag.

Kart Ton Po. Tag.. Chief Manager. Li The Fong, Kas., Manıgız.

BRANCHES “AND. AGENCIES:-

Mothame

Shanghai Singapore

Amoy

· Enimv‡a

had to change the plans, which meant a considerable delay in the Bomber work,

As regards 28, there was cop-Canton siderably more rock than was anticipate and the work is com pieled now.

Nazi

New York

Calcati

Onka

Soursbers Swatow

Paris

Sydney

Halphony Hankom

Piping

Tulhor

Pecanz

Tientais

tional Kabe How lon Loaden

Павков

Tokyo

Baker

Vancouver

Ban Francier Yokohama Seattle

Semarang

Not Over-Worked. Hon. Sir William Shenton: Mania Then these items are really not due to the fact that you are very | over-worked 7

Every description of Banklae and Ex- change bulacas transacted. Loans groped

Hon. Director of Public Works: approved socie Not these items.

Current Accounts opened in Local Correnty wód Fixed Deposita mcedent for noe year or wharter perioda in Loen!

and Foreign

Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga: In that currencies on test which will be quoted on connection it rather lends colourppletion.

Hafe Deposit Box To Int

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager. Hongkong. 1st March, 1934,

cheapest

to the view that the tender is not always the best! tender for

the Government to

accept.

Hàn.

Sir William

JOHORE

KONE KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

BILANGHAI

SINGAPORE

SOURADAYA

BUNGEI PATANI TIENTİN

TORTO

TSINGTAD YOKOHAMA

Current Acovania upened In Look Des Janey and Feed Deposits received for u year of shorter periods In Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.

Benchong, Dist April, 1984.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Dank pan. ducted by the Ilangkong and banghai Bank- lag Corporation. Hal may be obtained on application

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

V. I. GRAYBURN,

CHIEF MANAGER. Hongkong, 26th February, 105,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK LIMITED.

Capital (fully paid up) ......X 200.000.000 Heserve Fund...Y 123,760,000 BRAD OFFICE)—YOKOHAMA, Branches and ågenesis at

Ionalulu

Itoo

Changchun

Kamcht

Kobe

Bettle Semarang 871047

Alexandria Batavia Berlin Dombey Calenta Canton

Zie da

Janeiro

Ban Francisco

Ladog

Love Ange Maalis

Dairen Delny) Mošiški

Fanation

(Makden)

Nagoya

Hambur

New York

Danka

Parts

-Palplas

Sonrabar Shapi

Singapore Toloo

Tientsia

Yinglow

Папком Hintbla Hongkong

Interet allowed on Current Ascocnta, Deposita received for £zed periods at enter to be helped on application.

G. KIBINAMI

Manager.

Honakood. 11th April, 1954.

Shenton: (ders? Well, not altogether. If there Hon. Director of Public Works: was delay....

It is rarely that we have lump Hon. Mr. Braga: The principle sum tenders. We only accept is there all the same. These ten- such tenders for small brick dera nowadaya, I know Trom ex-buildings. Anything. else is They have other means for the perience, are apt to be so com-itemized almost to the last cont. disposal of refuse. petitive that you cannot hope ta In regard to the Refuse Dump Hon. Director of Public Works: have the work - carried out for at Kun Tong, New-Kowloon, the "The reason is possibly due to a the figures accepted, so it might Hon. Sir William Shonton safd: change in Harbour Development. be wise to consider this a Is there any reason. why the In regard to an item of $255, matter of policy by the. Tender Chuang Shn Wan Sanitary Depart-grant to The Hongkong Natur- Board. I throw it out as a augment Refase Dump has now born [alist, the Colonial Treasurer said: gestion.

closed?

Can the figure $255 be changed to The Colonial Secretary: I think | The Colonial Secretary: I dn $288, ps $255 will not cover the the Tender Board does all it can not think I can give you an exact present rate of exchange? to see that the contractor accept reason, except that the Sanitary The increase was agreed to. ed la uble to carry out the work | Department did not require it. | The meeting was closed. as far as they can foresce

The Colonial Treasurer: As far as we can foresee that he is an able man.

Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie: The Hon. · Director of Public Works mentionet just now that one of his contractors failed.

Hon. Director of Public Works: The point is. time is lost. We have to push these people on. You cannot stay your hand after you have sent them one letter. You must send, them dozens of letters before you feel you are justified in changing over from ope contractor to another. In patting up our tenders, we always compare with our owt estimates; and if they are much lower than our own, we state 807- but if several contractors have all Rot together considerable below our estimates, we say "Go on with the work." Sometimes we recommend a higher tender than | the lowest tender-which hrá to be carefully handled.

Itemizing Tenders.

Hon. Mr. Braga: This praçe tical suggestion might be worth consideration by the Director of Public Works that in certain

tenders, contractors be asked to i itemize the various Items forming the tender, in which case that would be more helpful to your Department.

Hon. Director of Public Works: Our tuders are itemized.

ton. Mr. Braga: If these con- tractors Itomized their tonders you would be in a better position to know that they were not tak- ing a gamble.

Hon. Director of Public Works: All our tondors are itemized, and if a contractor's tender is ridiculously tow we send for himi and point it out to him, if wa do not think that the work can be done at this rate. We always go through each individual price.

Hon. Mr. Hraga: You do not na a rule accept lump sum tan-l

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THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagona Lits, Poking

Penang

The Scenic Gem of Malayǝ

Runnymede Hotel

Malaya's Premior Hotel

also under the same management.

THE CRAGHOTEL

Penang Hill

(A health station)

CABLES "RUNNYMEDE" RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD,

11

P & O BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

(Companies Incorporated in England.)

Taking Cargo on through. Bills-of Lading for Straits, Java and Burna, Ceylan, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritus, E, and S. Africa, Austra- Insta, including Now Zealand and Queensland Ports, Red Sea, Egypt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Pörts, Europe, etc.

Peninsular and Oriental Fortnightly Direct Royal Mail Steamers,

(Under Contract with I., Government.)

From Bong.

.8. B.

Теля

kong (about)

CORFU

*BANGALORE

MANTIA RAWALPINDI {"BRUTA

KAISAR--HIND

16,000 |10th May, 0,000 28th May. 11,000 2nd June. 17,000 18th June. 6,000 23rd June,

12,000) 30th Jnne.

PESTINATION

Rombay, M'les & don

B'bay, Mles, Bavio, L'don,

'burg. 'dam, A'werp & Hu Beinbny, Mles & Lion Dombay; M'les & Lou B'bay, Miles, Jarve, I'don

'burg, B'dom; A 'werp & Bu}} Bombay, M ́les & 173

Lon

Calls Cova Isunca. *Cargo only. 5Calla Tangiers.

Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Lovant Porta by Steamers of the Khodarial Mail 8.8. Co

*TALMA

TILAWA

SANTHIA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

"Calls Tunguun.

110,000|13 May. 2 20 p.m. [S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

10,000 8,000

27th May. 10th June.

S'pore, Foning & Coleutte

'pore, Pennug & Caleutis

1. 1. Apar Line steamers have excellent sccommodation for les and 2nd class passengers.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South),

TANDA NANGIN NELLORE

7,000

2nd June.

7.000

30th June.

7,000

3rd Aug.

Manila, Rabari),

Hisbane, Bydney

and Melbourne

Kegular Monthly Sallings from Hongkong to Shanghai 15. Japan and Hongkong to Australls,

Hong-Kong to Sydney-10 daja. Frequent connections from Australia with the following The Union 8.5. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom Via New Zealand. Vancouver, San Francisco, etc., d

The P. & D. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & D. Branch Service of Steamers to London via Svel. The New Zealand Shipping Co's Stcamera for Southamptos and London via Panama Casal.

*BHUTAN RAWALPIND! SANTHIA

*BENAR

KAIRAR-I-BIND SIFOLALA

*Cargo only.

SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

6,100 | 10th May.¦ 6'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 17,000 17th May. · S'hal, Koba.& Yolu

8,000 | 18th May. Amoy, S'bai, Moji, Kobo

& Osaka 6,000 B0th May. S'hai, Moji, Hobo & Yoko 12,000 lat May. ¦ S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yobo .8,000

1st June. may, 6'hai, Mojí, Kobe

& Deakn

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notics. received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous te sailing

Parcol Measuring not more than 8 c.ft. will be ¦

For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply to

~—MACKINNON, -MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents.

P. & O. Bldg., Connaught Road, Central..

THE

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS (with limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation). Homewards to:

Port Said, Marseilles, Algiers, Oran, Rotterdam (Amsterdam) Hamburg. Oak. Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Ports." vía Manila and Straits Settlements

M.V.. "NANKING” M.V. "TAMARA”

Outwards for:

SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTŠ,"

M.V. "TAMARA” M.V. "PEIPING" Passenger Rates:

Agents:

Sailing about 3rd June. ..3rd July.

Sailing about

21st May.

18th June,

Hong Kong to Mediterranean Hong Kong to Rotterdars

£18

£56

G. E. HUYGEN

Canton.

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

to AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P.is.), Thursday Is.. Cairns,

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne:~~ British Steamers: CHANGTE-TAIPING (0)) Burners) FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON AND',

STEWARDESS CARRIED., ***

Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia.ond; New Zealand. Hong Kong, Sydney--19 days.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN

STEAMER

TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING

CHANGTE

BANDA LONDON, (vla, Australia). (rom $128:15.0 (Australian Newspapers on file)......

Doe. H'Kong Leaves W'Kong Leaves Manila Die Sydney

18 May

8 June 8 July,

In port

12 June.

15 May

19 Juno.

22 June.

20. July

23 July

8 Aug.

10 Aug.

21.Aug.

24 Aug.

9 Sept

10 July

AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED. Butterfield & Swire, Agents-Hong Kong--Shangha!,,