1938-03-16 — Page 23

NEWS OF THE DAY

Hongkong Telegraph

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PICTURES

FROM FAR BEAR PHOTONEWS

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WAY TO KILL - Whether this weapon of war will be used in defence or attack, its ultimate mission is to take human life, It is a three-inch mortar, which can be carried into netion by three men, and British soldiers pre demonstrating its casy mo- bility, during a recent exhibition of modern infantry equipment at Mytchett, Aldershot, England. The soldiers are members of the First Battalion, South Stafford- shire Regiment.

HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE

HITLER SEIZES ARMY-Climaxing a crisis in the Nazi party in Germany, Chancellor Adolf Hitler, right. has seized control of the army, nasuming "personal and direct command.” Retiring 15 generals and shifting 25 more, Hitler has made Colonel General Hermann Goering, loft, field marshal, out-ranking all others.

BANKS

HONGKONG AND SILANGĦAJ

· BANKING, CORPORATION,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, -AUSTEALIA » CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal ChaŠČIĆ 1833

TA, BEAD OFFICE, LONDON: (){}, 38 minhopegate, M.C.R.. Paid-up Caplial eti22 R8,000. freed and Fly Paid-Up ... $30,000,000 Remarve liability of Proprietona so Reserve Fundaşı

Reserve Fund ...............*****, #3,000,

MANCHESTER BRANCHE:

Authorised Capital

Sterling

$00.000.000

Hongkong Currency Reserva $10,000,000 Reserva Lisblity of Proprietors $20,000,000

BRAD OFFICE)—BONGKONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORIJ

T. E. Pearce, Esq.

Chairman.

Han, Mr. J. J. Paterson,

Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bourdeld, Esq. J. R. Masson, Kaq,

11. Monlay 5$, Manchester,

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES 1

Alor Biar Jpol

Amritsar

Dangkok

Basia Karachi

BAIDATADE

Beremban

Elatavia

Klang

#hapahal

Bombay

Kobe

Hingapore

Calcutta

Kuais

Sitiawan ·

Canton

Lumpur

Bourabaya

A. Compton,

Cawnpore

Kuching

Madras

Colombo

Kanila

Taiping Tientsin Tongkah

Delhi

Medan

Haiphong.

New York

Hamburg

Pelping

(Peking)

G. Mişkin,

fon. Med. It bodwell & Morrison, Exa. Cebu Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson A. L. Shisidis, Esq.

AMOY

Sir Vandalur M. Grayburn, CHIEF. MANAGER.

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO

DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HARVIN HONGKEW ILOILO

IPOH

BRANCHES

JOHORE

KOUT

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LYONA.

MALACCA MANILA

MUAR JOHONE)

MUKDEN

NEW YORK

PEIPING PENANG RANGOON BAIGON

BAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE BOURABAYA BUNGEI PATANI SWATOW

TIENTRIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO'

YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods. In Local and other currencies on terms which will bo quoted on application.

ALSO up to dato SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sites TO LET. Hongkong, 26th February, 1938,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank to conducted by the Hongkong and Shang bal Banking Corporation. Rules may be obtained on application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 20th February, 1030.

V. M. GRAYBURN, -

]

Hankow

Harbin

Hongkong

Penang.

Rangoon

(Bhuket)

Tungtao Yokohama

Zamboanga

**Foreign Exchange and General Bank- ing business traniacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year of shorter periods at rates which will be quoted an appliestion..

The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor. & Trustee business and claims recovery of British Incorpe Tex overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agriscios Branches.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. LIMITED.

Capital (fully paid-up)...... Y.100.000.000 Reserve Fund .....

Y.135,500,000 HEAD OFFICE;—YOKONA MAS Branches and Agendas at

Alexandria Hongkong

Bangkok flatavia

Reinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Rangoon

Rio de Janeiro

San Francisco. Beattle

Bemarang

Los Angeles · Shanghal

Manila

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutra Canion

Singapore

Dairen

(Diany)

Moll Nagasaki

Bourabay

Bydney

Fengtien

(Mukden)

NaRoya New York

Tianzia

Tokyo

Osake

Yingkow

Hankow Hamburg. Hari Honolulu'

Part

Peklag

Tsingtan

Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Depolis received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

Y, KANO, Hongkong, 10th March, 1230.

Manager.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

STEAMSHIPS - HOTELS -

- RAILWAYS - EXPRESS

TO MANILA

.Fri., Mar. 25.

FOR JULIANA'S BABY — This picture of the nursery in the. royal palace at Soestdyk, The Netherlands, was made by Prince Bernhard, consort of Crown Princess Juliana. It shows the crib ocoupled first by Queen Wilhelmina, then by Juliana herself and now destined to hold tiny Beatriz Wilhelmina. Armgard. On the wall behind the crib le a map of the world.

SKI-MAN — This is believed to be the first picture ever showing Dr. Edouard Benes, President of Czechoslovakia, on skis. The picture was taken near, his win- ter residence at Bezimony, Boho- .mia. Dr. Benes, former League of Nations president; la a guld- ing spirit of the Little Entente.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

HC INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Ofer1⁄218. Orionchurch. Street,

Leyden, K.CJ, J

Autherland : Canita)

Bubscribed · Gapitai Paid-up Capital ... kloserve Fund and, Har

BANKERS:

GRENADE BLAST KILLS 148cene in Villejulf. Feria suburb. where 3,000 hand grenades exploded while being transferred from the poller laboratory to a military depot, killing 14. The grenades had been seized from the Cagoulards.

The P. & O. Banking Corporation, Ltd.

(Incorporated in England, 1920), Authorised Capital Subscribed and Paid-up ..... iamrve und

$8,000,000

JKAMI, ING

£3,000,000 || 900 HEAD OPPICELAN

1,300,000 || 117-122, Leadenikli Bireet, London, M.C.3- 1.000.000

WEAT KNI BHANCHI

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised. Capital ... Paid-up Capital ..... Reserve and Undivided

Profis

..

$10,000,000.00 $8,508,800.00

$ 3.77ATILTS

"OFFICE RONGKONG

BEAD

10. Des Voeux Road, Central _BOARD OF DIRECTORE joue",

Sir Blouson Choy, Chairman. Li Koan Chun, Esq. Fing Pins Wan. Xaq.

· 197530 | | 14-18, Coelupur, fireet, London, Bul. ink. Kwok, Esq.

Lylan Bunga **BRANCHENZHOUBAY Calcutta.. Catie Wong Yun Tong, Bay, Wong Chu Bon, muuta. Coimbatore, Colombo, : Hongkong, | Chang Chung khek, ing. Kian Ting Pos Zag. Madras, Shanghai, Singapore.

· KAN TONG TO, KH, ChIST MANAEST. "Agundior-in all the principal towns of 4 -- LI- TEE - FONG, Esq.- Manager jag

BRANCHES · AND AGENCIES -

Melbourne Khanghal

The Bank of England à Midland |

Hank,

theworld.-

StGeneral Kechange and Banking · Bund-

name: transectedge Loans, and, overdrafts Amoy granted on approved security, Current Batavia, Nagasaki, 2 Singapore and-Piend Deposit accounts, opened.

New York so potrabaya CHEKA

_wałow Sydney Palping

pot Kuantan

Cota Bhar

Bombay SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR- | Calcutta RENCY>—IDterest, allowed

Canton' 'per

Haiphong GENERALING BAVINGS I ACCOUNTY Hankow *Interest, allowed

Honolulu -

Rangoon Balcon

Dépor

· EMPRESS OF JAPAN

TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE

vis Bbanrbal. Kobe & Tokohama EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF JAPAN via Honolulu EMPRESS OF ASIA

.7.00.a.m.. Fri., Mar. 18. ***.............Noɑn, Fil, Apr. 1. ...7.00 am. Fri, Apr, 15.

Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacife Atlantis sailings to European Ports.

UFS

SINGER ADOPTS WIFE'S SON Singing Dick Powell of the movies is shown in a Los Angeles court after becoming a father by adoption. Wedded recently to Joan Blondell, film siar, Powell agreed to adopt 3-year-old Norman Barnes, Joan's son by her former husband, George Bames, cameraman. Barnes agreed, too, saying Dick was a fine fellow. Here's the happy new family.

KING ENPLANED-Britain held her breath:an King Cleorge Fan- planetpeand Béw from Bandringham to Cranwell 'Air Station and

ziti, during bumpy air conditions. He went to inspect the nat air force at Crudiwell, as shown above an

COUNT THE ELEGRA

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"MAKE BOOKINGS FOR 1938 EARLY-to ensure desirable accommodation.

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INE

(† Cargo only)

San Francisco via Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Titibu Maru (From Kobe) ..Sat., 9th April Taiyo Maru (From Kabe)..Mon, 25th Aprit Seattle & Vancouver (Starts from Kaba).

Hikawa Mary

New York via Panama.

+Kolyo Maru

Mon., 28th March.

Sat., 9th Apr.

South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama,

London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rötterdam,

Terukuni. Maru

Hakusan Maru...

Haruna Maru

Liverpool via Port Said, Bey

and Marselllek.

†Dakar - Mara

Fri, 28th March

Sat, 9th, Aprilzi

„Sat, 23rd April

Istanbul. Pira

Fri., 8th April

Sydney & Malboume via Manila & Porta.

VIL Saigon & Ports) Wod, 16th March Atauta Mara

.......... Sat, 26th. March 2: Fombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

†Toywarm Maired) ÞÁ

Bat: 26th March Calcutta via Singapore, Periang & Rangoon,

†Tisüstiimaa Marui

Yokohama, (Omitting

Kobe A

Kitan

Kato

March