1936-04-15 — Page 23

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NEWS OF THE DAY IN PICTURES FROM FAR AND NEAR

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

RAGING FLOOD WATERS IN AMERICA

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1936.

HAPPENINGS

AS SEEN BY

THE CAMERA'S EYE

KING INSPECTS THE GUARD

Tush of

Ravaged by flood, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is shown during the disaster that spread death and ruin. Near the bottom of this nirview, the Bainen-at. Bridge is standing against the Stony Creek. But as the flood surged through the tusiness and residential sections of the town, the

Franklin-st. Bridge, shown swinging in the stream, was torn from its foundations.

Pittsburgh Industrial District Waste of Waters

RAJPUTIL

GREENOU

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

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS Taking Cargo For

Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon,

India, Persian Gulf, West Indies,

Mauritius, East and South

Africa, Queensland Ports, and Red Boa, Egypt, Istanbul, Grooos,

Levantino Forts, Europe.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY.

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL: STEAMERS

UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT

All sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

9.3.

NALDERA *MIRZAPORE +BANGALORE

CARTHAGE RAJPUTANA

Cargo only.

From

Tons Hong Kong

About

16,000 18th Apr. 7,000 18th Apr. 0,000 25th Apr.

14,500

Destination.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Bombay & Karachi.

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamberg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall, 2nd May Marseilles & London.

17,000 16th May Bombay, Marseilles & London.

↑ Calls Casablanca.

All vessels may call at Malta.

§ Calle Tanglor

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo te Istanbul, Piraeus, Smyrna and other Lavant Ports by steamers of the Khedivial Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS

SHIRALA

TILAWA.

SANTIHA

TALMA

8,000 25th Apr. 10,000

9th May

Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, 6th June Rangoon and Calcutta.

8,000 23rd May 10,000

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

With water to the upper stories of houses and the flood roaring through the industrial districts

of Pittsburgh, daninge mounted into millions. This suburban-factory district was one of the hardest

hit in the stricken area, with the toll-of living counted nt 100.

U.S. COMMODITY |

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations New York commodity exchange

Issued by Router.

New York Cotion

the

are

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LIMITED.

Authorised Copital ..... $10,030,GOV.LV Fak-up Capital

Reserve, and Undivided

thralta

2,5%.com.b

4,686.30452

READ OFFICE-HONGRONG, 10. Des Voeux Rond Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS—

Sir Shounen Chow, Chairman,

La Koon Chun, Fan. Li Lan Bang. Fat

P. K. Kwok, Eng. Wong Chu Son, Bay. Wond Pun Tong,

Chan Ching Sbek, E.

Kan Xing J'e. E.

Kan my P, Eng., Chlef Manager. LI Tao Feng.. Mag., Manager,

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:—

Melbourne Singapore

Shanghal

May July

11.35/35

1134/34

11.07/08

October

10.44/44

December

10.43/43

10.99/13.00 10.36/36 10.36/39

January

10.48/49

Amoy Batars Bombay

March

10.56/67

Spot

11.75

New York Rubber

May

16.08/08

10.39 n 10.44/44 11.47

16.08/09

July

16.10/20

16.19/10

Sept. Dec. March

16.28/30

16.51

10.29/29 16.43/43 10.536/56

Calcutta Canton Haiphong Hankow Honolulu Kobe Kowloon London Manila

Chicago Wheat

May....

95%/9674

July...

87%/8714

90%/90% 80%/894

Sept...

865/85%

20,617,000 bushels.

10.40/41

Total sales:-101 lota,

Sonday's sales

May

May July Oct.

Chicago Corn

60%%/60%

87%4/87%

60%/60%

Winnipeg Wheat

59%/59%

80%700

81%/B1%

814/81%

82%/82%

82 /82 82%/8242 83 183

EXCHANGE RATES

.10.17%

Nacakl

New York Danka

Sourabaya Swatow Sydney

Tairoku

Testin

l'aria

Pelping

Penang

tanaroun

Tokro Saigon

Vancouver Ban Franciaco Yokohama Seattle Semarang

Every description of Banking and Ex. granted "change" business transacted. Loans

on approved securities.

Current Accounts opened in Local Our rency and Fixed Deposit received for one rear or aborter periods in Local and Foreten Currenclas on terms which will be quoted on application.

Bafe Deposit Gores To Lot.

KAN TONG PO.

The P.&O. Banking Corporation, Lid.

(Incorporated, in England, 1920).

Authorised Expital Subscribed and Paid-up.

Relum Fand .....

HEAD OFFICE.

£5,000,000 .694.183 160,000

117-122. Leadonsall Street, London, ECA.

WEST END BRANCH.

All

By a queer freak of circumstance, nobody in the background eems to be paying any attention to King Edward of England. In reality (and most likely the camera would have showed it had it clicked any other time), the King was the cynosure of all eyes as he paid an unexpected visit to St. David's Day ceremony Hallows, Tower Hill; London, to celebrate the coming of age of the Welsh Guards. This regiment was raised in 1915: The hauled out leeks to the officers in the Tower of London as part of the ceremony. King Edward VII is pictured in the uniform of Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards for the first time since his Ascension to the throne. He carries a sword and wears his many medals. On his arm in a mourning band in memory of his father,

the late King George V. of England.

King

They won't say yes, and they won't any no bat friends of Juck Onkie, bachelor film comedian, and Venita Varden, film play- er, say the pair are planning a quick airplane, dash to New York with wedding bells at the end of the voyage.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF BANKING CORPORATION, INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

14-10. Cockspor Birect, London, B.W.1. Authorised Capital BRANCHES-Dombay, Calcutta, Calleut, † Lassed an! Fully Pald-up

longtong, Madras. Colombo,

Shanghai. Reserve Funds:

Sterling Singapore.

Agencies-in all principal towns of the world.

General Exchange and Banking business transacted. Lowns and overdraft granted on Current and Fixed Deport approved breuelty. seckania opened.

BAVING ACCOUNTA IN LOCAL CUR- RENCYInternet allowed at 1% per annum,

$50,000.000

20,000,000

*........ # 6,500,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman. QMiskin K

Deputy Chairman,

STERLING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Hon. Mr. W. L Bell. J. R. Messon, Faq.. Interori sllowed at rates which may be A. H. Compton Exq. T. E. Pearce Edu obtained on application,

TRAVELLERS LETTENA OV

B. . Dodwell Est.. J. A. Plammer Eag..

A. L. Shields Essa CREDIT {M. T. Johnson Eso....

and THAVELLERS' CHEQUES Issued; also sengen Letters of Credit for ass only on woard P. & 0, and 1.1. Beamers and at Torts of Call.

driah Income Tax Recovered.

cutorships and Trusteeships undertaken.

W. J. WADDINGTON,

Надете. Hongkong, 8th February, 1930.

THE

Chief ManagTT.

Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori MASSAGE

V. M. GRAYBURN E... CHIEF MANAGER.

DRANCHES1-

AHOY DANGKOK {DATAVIA BOHDAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHETOO COLOMBO

FOOCHOW HAIPHONG

| HAMBURG HANKOW

| JARDIN $3.000.000NGKEW

ILOILO 1.800.000 POI 1,050,000 HORE 1,347,819 KOBE

KOWLOON KUALA LUMPUR

MERCANTILE BANK OF DAIREN

INDIA, LIMITED.

Road Oflee.-15. Gracechurch Street, London, EC. 3.

Authorised. Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund and last

BANKERS.

Acupuncture, Kazsola and Bone Batting Holder of Japanese kad Kongkong. Govern ment Llences. Carer Bprained Ankle and Write. Bommended for many or by The Bank of Poland & Midland Bank, Lis Local Howltal and Doctors.

4, Wyndham Street, (1st floor). Tel 20051.

Paris Geneva Berlin

April 8. April 19. .74.81/04

74.01/04

15.16

12.28 Bombay

.02%

520

1/2

Milan. [Athens."

Shanghai

'New York Amsterdam. Vienna.

Prague... Bucharest

Madrid

Lisbon..

Hongkong.

12.281/4

4.04%

•1.27/2

62.11/10 Brussels

520 Monte Video

1/2

Belgrado..

4.04 Montreal.

7.27

Ya

Yokohama

.1/016 .29.2014

Itangkok

Urabay Calcutta Colombo

Delhi

1/0 Galle

Ipob Kranian

BRANCHES1-.

New York

PIDADE Ilangoon Shanghai

Bimin Singapore

Kandy

Karachi

Kota Bharu Koala Lipi

20.21 Hongkong Kuala Lumpur

3014 lowrah

217

Madras HONGKONG BRANCİ.

Every description of Banking and Exchange 4.00 Paides transacted.

Travellers' Chemies. Issued.

.301

.217

4.00% .1/3.1/32 44

1/2.1/32

20.1/16

20% Rio. 119.7/10 Silver (Spot)....10% 660 Saver (forward)10%

20

.1191

600

.36.11/64.

120% 173%

30.3/16

War Loan.

110%

1/34

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSÜLFS UNDERTAKEN.

Internet showed on Current Accounts and 20% Fixed Deppelte a Hates that may be act .107.9/10 107 talped on application.

R. KENNEDY, -British Wirelera.

Manager.

LONDON

LYONA MALACCA MANILA

MUAR (JOHORE) MUKDEN NEW YORK

PEIPING

FENANG BANGOON

BAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE FOURABAYA

SUNDEI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Incorporated by Nora! Charlar 1853. HEAD OFFICE LONDON. Paid-up Capital |Neserve Liability of Proprietors ...

Rwerve Fund a.........

£2,000,000 2,000,000

2,000,000

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES

ILOILO

BAIGON

BEMARANG

SEREMBAN

BRANCHAI

SINGAPORE

ÁLOR STAR

AMRISTBAR

BANGKOK

BATAVIA DOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNFORE CEDU COLOMBO DELHI HAIPHONG

HAMNUNG

JANKOW

HARBIN

Iron

KARACHI

KLANG KOBE KUALA

LUMPUR

KUCHING MADRAS MANILA

KEDAN NEW YORK PEIPING

(klow)

PENANG

HONGKONG RANGOON

SITIAWAN

SOURADATA

TAIPING TIENTSIN TONIKAR

(Bhuket) TEINOTAU ТОКОНАМА KAMBOANGA

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transarted.

General Accounts opened and Fixed De polis received for one year of shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

Capital (fully-pald-up) ................. Y.100,000,000 Reserve Fund.

Y.119,180,000 DEAD OFFICE TOKOBAMA, Branches und Agencies at

Rio de Hainking

Current Accounta opened in Loen! Currency jund Fixed Deposits, recrived for one your or

aborter periods Local Currency and Alexandris Sterling on terms which will be quoted on Batarin

Berlin application,

ם!

ALSO up to date SAPE DEPOSIT BOXES Romber is various sinem TO LET.

Hopekong. Tih April, 1036.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

Beatle

SetsADE

Shanghai

NELLORE

TANDA

NANKIN

7,000

7,000 .7,000

2nd May 5th Juno 3rd July'

Manila, Robaul, Brisbane, Sydney Melbourne & Jubart.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

RAJPUTANA TILAWA

*BHUTAN

*BEHAR CHITRAL

SANTHIA

• Cargo only.

12,000 16th Apr. 10,000 16th Apr.

Shanghai & Japan, Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

6,000 19th Apr. 6,000 25th Apr.

Shanghai & Japan.

15,000 30th Apr.

Shanghai & Japan.

8,000 30th Apr. Amay, Shanghal & Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to

The Agents.

Phone 27721

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE:CO

PROTOPBUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG|

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE

To

NEW YORK

Via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES G-PANAMA CANAL PORTS.

NEXT SAILING

MV “TẠI YANG"

on

23rd APRIL

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR 12 PASSENGERS.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong Bank Bldg.

Telephone 28021.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday Is., CAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

CHANGTETAIPING British Steamers:

(Oil Burners” FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVION OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL

ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON AND STEWARDESS CARRIED. Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong to Bydney-19 Days

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, 476 RETURN

LONDON (via Australia) from £227.15. (Australian Newspapers on file).

Due H'Kong Leaves H'Kont Leaves Manlin Dus Sydney,

In Port

Karschl

Janeira

Kobe

San Franciaco

London

Calcutta

Canton

Dainen (Delay) Moji

Yonstien

Los Angeles Manila

Nararaki

STEAMER

CHANGTE

21 Apr.

24 Apr.

10 May

TAIPING

8 May

(Mukden)

NAROY

Hamburg rankow

New York

CHANGTE TAIPING

12 June

15 May 19 June

18 May

8 June

22 June

8 July,

7 July

14 July

17 July

2 Aug.

The Business of the above Bank la coon Timebid fucled by the Hongkong and Shanghai Dank" | Tonajulu ing Corporation. Holes may be obtained on Honkong application. FOR THE HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI DANKING CORPORATION

Y. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Harizer. Hongkong, 24th Febrszawy, · 1920..

Canka

Paria

Pelping

Rangoon

Singapore Fourabaya

drier Tientaln Jelautes

tokyo

Yingkow

Istare allowed on Current Accounts. Deposita rose!ved for fixed periods at ralog to be obtained on, application.

G. KIBWINAML

Manager.

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED

Sailings, subject to alteration without notice.

For Freight or Passage, apply to:-

Butterfield & Swire, Agents-Hong Kong-China-Japan

Telephone 30332