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NEWS OF THE DAY

IN PICTURES

FROM FAR AND NEAR

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1937.

HAPPENINGS

AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE

Miss Jean Batten, the famous air- woman, is New Zealand's most popular girl. She is seen above kissing in Maori fashion during a festivity the natives.held in her honour.

From the Place du Trocadero in Park, where the preparations for the exhibitions, this summer are concen- -trated, there is, now that all the old buildings have been pulled down, a

the Eiffel Tower,

The historical Coronation conclad which the King and the Queen will drive before and after the Coronation.

fin view of the champ de Mars and King Leopold of Belgium shows his sympathy with a little patient. In a Brussels hospital. She evidently

does not know whom the guest is, and is more interested in the photograplier.

A picture of Charles Dickens' Gardener, George

Woolley, who recently celebrated his 85th birthday. Ilo owns a large Dickens library, and many are the stories he can tell about Dickens himself.

Bulgaria, Ex-Czar Ferdinand of recently attended a cancert at Beriln Opera House In honour of Wilhelm Rode, the commissary general, on the occasion of his 50th anniversary. Picture shows Ex-Czar Ferdinand presenting Rode with the Goethe medal.

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN 'LINES. MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS

Taking Cargo For

Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, East and South Africa, Australia, Indin, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notics."

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

From

About

Destination.

1st May, Marsellien & London.

9.8,

Tons

Hong Hon

Rajputana 17,000 RANPURA 17,000 *Mirzapore 7,000 *SOMALI 7,000

Rawalpindl 17,000 CORFU

14,500

*Bangalore 6,000

NALDERA 10,000

• Cargo only.

15th May. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 2001 May. Bombay & Karachi.

22nd May Marseilles, Havre, Landon, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. 29th May. Bombay, Marsellles & London. 12th June, Bombay, Marseilles & London. 19th June, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

20th June. Bombay Marseilles & London.

† Calls Casablanca. 8 Calls Tangler.

All vessels may call at Malta,

TILAWA

SANTHIA

TALMA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING

[10,000]

8,000

10,000

11th May 22nd May 5th June 10th June

SHIRALA 8,000

3rd July,

SIRDHANA 8,000

Singapore, Port Swettenham,

Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

NELLORE

TANDA

NANKIN

7.000 10.30, ist May. 7,000

7,000

4th June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, 2nd July.)

Melbourne & Hobart.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

SANTHIA 8,00018 a.m., 29. Apr.|Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

Rawalpindi 17,000

TANDA

7,000

•Bangalore

0,000

TALMA CORFU

10,000

14,500

10,000

.

Cargo only.

Sirdhana

29th Apr. Shanghai & Japan.

6th May, Shanghal & Japan.

11th May. Shanghai & Japan.

13th May Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

13th May. Shanghai & Japan.

27th May. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

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

Phona 27721'

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE CO

P&D BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG

Members of the Swiss Guard presenting arms on the St. Peter's Square in Roms while the Tope blessed the crowd during the Easter Holidays.

Hildaville Toby' and Miss Ching-Chin' are the best friends in the world. The dogs have the nest pedigrees and have been reared together in England, and have`always appeared together at different Dog Shows.

$10,000,000.00

THE

M.S. “CANTON".

Ca LTB

Lulse Rainer and Paul Muni were designated by the Academy for Flim Art in Los Angeles as the film stars who, in 1930, achieved the best crea- tions on the screen, she, for her part In the Ziegfeld film, and he for his They are here role as Pasteur. shown in a scene from Pearl Buck's "The Good Earth," in which film they appear together,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Of 15, Graecburch Hirvet, London, E.CA

1st May 27th May

Authorised Umpial Subscribed Capital Fald-up : Capital Reservo Fust and Rest

BANKERS.

The P. & O. Banking Corporation, Ltd

(Incorporated in England, 1920).

Authorised Capital Bubsoribed and l'ald-up Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE.

£5,000,000 ................ £2,894,160 ...... 150,000

117-122, Ladenbail Street, London, EC.). WEST END BRANCH,

14-16, Cockapur Street, London, S.W.1. BRANCHES --Dombas, Celcuită, Calleat, Coimbatore Colombo, Mongkong. Madras, Shanghai, Singapore.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital Pakk-up Capital...PA,000.00 Reserve and Undivided

Profita

.€ 2.716.720.75

HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG

19, Dee Vorux Bond, Central..

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Bir Bhouson Chow, Chairman, Li Koon Chen, Esq. Fun Fing Wah, Eag P. H. Kwok, Eats L1 Lan Sarg, Lat Wong Yan Tons, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Ex... Chang Chung Shek, 190., Kan Yior Po, Eeg,,

KAN TONG PD, Esq. Chist Manager. LI TSR FOND. Es. Kanager. BRANCHES AND AGENCIE81-* Melbourne Shanghai Nagasaki New York Osaka Faris Peplog

Agencies--in wit the principal towns of the world.

Genera) Exchange and Danking busla Amoy Lanescted. Lorna and overdrate granted on Intavia approved security. Current and Fixed Depoals | Bombay

Calcutta accounts opened.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR-Canton

Haiphong RENCY 1-interant allowed at 29%, per annum.

STERLING BAVINGS ACCOUNT Hankow Interest allowed at rains which

may be Honolulu

Kobe obtained on application.

TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT, Kowloon

Laadon

TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES AND PASSENUEN

on, board Manila

nourabaya Swntow Bydury Talhoku

of Call) are landed at current rate of exchange business transacted. Lo chang and fron of commision. AMERICAN n approved securities.

EXPRESS TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES. 2010 Current Acounte opened In Local Car

and shad.

British Income Tax llecarerad, Executorships and Trusteeships undertaken.

W J., WADDINGTON, A

Hongkong, Sed Apell, 1987.

Manager,

rever and Fixed Deposita_received for one your or shortar period in Local and Voraign

Currences on terms which will be quoted on aprlleation.

∙Bata Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manage

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

M.S. "SHANTUNG”

HONGKONG to ANTWERP

£54

(Excellent accommodation still offering for a limited

LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use

P. 40, and B. 1. Gleamers and Ports

Every

Singapore

PERADE

Tantsin Rangoon

Takro Balcon

Vancouver Han Franches Yokohama Seattle Semarang description of Banking and

granted

number of passengers.)

Agents:

*GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

G. E. HUYGEN,

Caxitoz

£2,000,000

1,800,000

1.050,000

1,247,880

The Bank of England Midland Bank, Ltd.

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST

FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER

LONDON SERVICE

SERVICES

ANTENOR salle 5 May for Marsellles, London, Rotterdam & Glasgow. salts 19 May for Marseilles, Casablanca, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow

AJAX

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

PROTESILAUS salle 23 May for Havre, Liverpool, and Bromborough.

NEW YORK SERVICE

THESUS

snila 7 May for Boston, N.Y, Philadelphia & Baltimora via Manila, Stralis

& Cape of Good Hope. (via Kobe, Nagoya and Tokohama)

PACIFIC SERVICE

TYNDAREUS sails 15th May for Victoria, Vancouver &

Seattle

DRANCHES :-

Bangkok Bomber

Ipoh

Kuantan

Calcutta

-Kandy

Colombo Delhi

Karachi

Madrat New York Penang Rangoon

INWARD SERVICE :

RHESUS

Galle

Bimi

Ilonskona Howrah

Kota Bhart Rhanghai

Kuala Lipia

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Kuala Trongġanu

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Every deserfutian of Banking and Exchange

Dasiness transacted.

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORamir

GAY UNDERTAKEN, “..

Interest allowed: on Gurrent "Accounta" kód | 2. Vized Depoelia) at Hates that› may be sacar- tained om application.

D. BENSON,

Manager.

Due 28 Apr. From New York via Manila & Shanghai. EURYLOCHUS Due 1 May. From Europe via Straits CALCHAB

Due 3 May. From UK. via Straits. MENESTHEUS Due 9 May. From U. E via Straita. Special reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation, For freight, passage rates and information apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Tel. 30133.

Agentaron

Connaught Road,