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NEWS OF THE DAY

IN PICTURES FROM FAR AND NEAR

CENTRE-PIECE—The famous Budget Box in which Sir John Simon carried his Budget secrets.

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

B

BUDGET

BY A. B. AUSTIN

UDGET BAY in the London streets.

Raw

and windy at first. Bun comes out as soon as the sixpenny income tax increase te known. Talk, talk, talk everywhere. Let's listen.

-Sir John Simon beaming on

2.40 p.m. the Treasury steps While

Rolls-Royce walts. Speech all ready in the hackneyed red dispatch caso, William James, of Kenton, one-armed Treasury doorkeeper, makes way for him, "I've opened the door for five Chancellors.**

3.15 p.m.

Stroll

past Westminster. They're settling down to it inside. Meet Dr. Jan Vojacek, patent agent, of Prague. He refuses to be sympathetic. "England is not the most highly taxed country. Forty-six per cent, of my income goes in taxes. They tax incomes of £50 in Czechoslovakia."

Tea-time in Throgmorton-street,

the

4 p.m. opposite Stock Exchange.

Stockbrokers, between puffs: “All we need is a downpour" "West Africans are quite good" And I'd only had half a pint " "Sixpence is coming of. I've got it hard?

William Blow, cable company

4.30 p.m. inspector, is pamding his

messenger boys in Shorter's Court, back of the Stock Exchange: "I've seen 20 Budget Days here. We have to дght our way in and out with cabies,"

Bhorter's Court is

5 to 5.15 p.m. working up. Young

man in Messrs. car.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1938.

HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE

DAY

LAST MONTH'S LONDON SCENES

and Co.'s office, phone at Kemp-Gre scribbles Budget news on paper, sticks it up on the window pane, Income tax up Gd. They break, they run, shout- ing" That's bad" "Wait fill he tries to

• Stockbrohers speculate about the Budget collect it" "and then gald we were cheerful."

outside the Stock Exchange → Budget scramble over. Only waste paper left In Shorter's Court,

Cigar smoke drifts over the heads of the crowd in Throgmorton-strect as it waits for news-

A tape machine brings points of the Budget speech to a City office-

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Simon face a battery of cameras as they leave the Treasury on their way to the House-

"I've opened the door for flve-Chancellors," says William James, Treasury door keeper.

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

(Companies incorporated in England.)

Taking Cargo on through Bills of Ledling for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON INDIA, IRANIAN GULP, MAURITIUS, & S. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA. INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED BEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC .PENINSULAN & ORIENTAL__FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT NOYAL MAIL, STEAMEID

Under Contract with II.M. Government.) All vessels may call at any ports on or of tie route.—and the route and all calling are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Steamers

+CARTHAGE

+ BURDWAN

RAJPUTANA RANCHI

+ SOMALI

RANPURA RAWALPINDI +BANGALORE

NALDERA

Tona Froni Kong about }

14,500, 11th June. Noon.

0,000 18th June.

17,000 25th June 17,000 9th July. 6,000 10th July.

17,000 23rd July 17.000 6th Aug.

0.000 13th Aug.

17,000 20th Aug.

• Cargo only † Calls Casablanca

Destination

'bay, Marsellies & Landon Marseliles, Havre, London, Hull, H'bg, K'dam & A'werp. Bay, M'scilics & London.

'buy, M'scles & Lidon. B'buy, M'seilles, Havre, L'don Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London Bombay, Marseilles & London. B'boy, M'seilles, Invre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London

All vessels may call of Malta

DRUTII INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (SOUTH)

4,000 18th June.

SHIRALA

TILAWA

10,000

S'pore,

Port Sweltenham Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta

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HONGKONG AND SILANGHAI DANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital .......

$50,000,000

.... $20,000,000

Issued and Fully Pald-up ... Reserve Funds;~~

Sterling

**0,500,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 BEAD OFFICE:~HONGKONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--

T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Pateran, Deputy Chalman.

J. K. Bounfald, sq. J. R. Mason, Esq. A. II. Compton, Esq G. Mladin, Esq. Hon. Mr. B. 11. Dodwell K. 8. Morrison, Esq. M. T. Johnson, Esq. Hon. Mr. A. 2. Bhíoldy

D. C. Edmondston, Esq., Acting Chief Mariager. BRANCHES ****

ΑΝΤΙΟΥ

BANGKOK

BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA

CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO

HAIPHONG

DAIREN. FOOCHOW

HAMBURG

HANKOW

HARDIN

HONGKEW ILOILO

ПРОП

JOHORE

KOBE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LYONS

MALACCA

MANILA

MUAR (JOHORE) MUKDEN

NEW YORK PELPING PENANG HANGOON SAICON

BAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI SWATOW TIENTSIN TOKYO

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

Current. Aceaunts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and, other currencies on terms which will be quoted on appiteation.

ALSO, up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES' in various sizes TO LET. Hongkang. 1nd Moy, 1008. N

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Busheas of the above Bank conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- hol Banking Corporation. Rules may be obioined on application, FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGILAT BANKING CORPORATION.

D. C. EDMONDSTON,

Acting Chief Manager. liongkang, 2nd May, 1938.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853 LEAD OFFICE: LONDON. 38 Bishopreate E.C.1. Paid-up Capital £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Froprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund .......

$3,100,000

MANCHESTER BILANCU: 71 Mosley 8, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Star Ipoh

Salgon

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia

Karall Klong

Bombay

Calcutta Canton Cawnporo

Kobe Kuala

Seremban Shanghai Singapore Billawan Hourabaya

Lumpur

Taiping

Kuching

Cebu

Madras

Tientalis Tongkab

Colombo Delhi

Manila

(Bhuket)

Medon

Tsingtao

Haiphong

Now York

Hamburg

Peiping

Yokohama Zamboanga

Hankow

(Peking)

SANTHIA TALMA

SIRDHANA

2nd July

8,000 16th July.

10,000 30th July 0,000 13th Aug.

B.I. Apcar Lino Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd class passengere

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)

NANKIN

NELLORE

7,000 2nd July.

7,000 5th Aug

Manila, Rabaul, Brinbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

TANDA

7,000! 2nd Sept.

Regular monthly sallings from Ikong tu Bhanghat & Japan & 'kong to Australia

RANCHI "SOMALI NALDERA

SANTHIA NELLORE

Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

110,000, 9th June

17,000 om June, Noon. 6,000 120 June, Noon. 17,000 23rd June.

1,000 23rd June.

Ga.133. Jupun,

Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan, Shanghai & Japan. Japan.

TILAWA

7,000 7th July.

RANPURA

17.000 7th July.

TALMA

10,000 7th July

* Cargo only.

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

Japari.

All dates are approximats and subject in alteration without notice, paroRU maaring not more than 5 oIt. will be received at the Company's Once up to ninGT -on the đầy previous to sailing.

For Pawaze Itates, Handbooks, "Freight, ate, apply

Agents

Foman MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone 8778

Conaught R.Č.

The crowd waits outside the Houses of Parliament to watch the Chancellor arrive.

It suss Mr. Montagu Norman, finance's mystery man and Governor of the Bank of England, drive part to take his place with Budget Day celebrities,

in

"Forty-six per cent, of my income goos in taxes Czechoslovakia,' Jaya Dr. Jan Vojacek, of Prague.

The P. & O. Banking Corporation, Ltd.

£5,000,000

(Incorporated in England, 1920). Authorised Capital Subscribed and Paid-up,104.100 Reserve Fund M100,000 HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Ladonball Street, London, E.0.1. WEST END BRANCH: 14-10, Cockapur Street, London, S.W.1.

BRANCHES:-Bombay, Calcutta, Call- Coimbatore, Colombo, Hongkong Madras Pallachl; Bhanghal, Singapore.

Agencies: In all the principal towns of the world.

cul

General Exchange and Banking bus= ness transacted, Lonns and overdratis granted on

|

Harbin

Penang

Hongkong Hangoon

Foreign Exchange and General Daria ing business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixea Deposit received for one year at skorset: periods at rates which will be quoted . ~ application. ---

The Bank's Head Office in Londona undertaker Executer & Trustee business. and claims recovery ot, British Inco Tax overpald, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies de Branches.

... GILMORE,

Acting Manager, Hongkong, hot June, 1930,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital

Pald-up Capitat

Reserve and Undivided

Profite

$10,000,000.00

$1,000,000,00

nivälismaa $2,776,728.70 HEAD OFFICES-HONGKONG 10. Des Voeux-Noad, Central. ... BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—

Sir Shawson Chow, Chairman. LJ Koon Chun, Esq. Fung Ping Wah, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Li Lam Bang, Esq. Wong Tun Tong, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq.

Chang Chung Shok, Eaq. Kan Ying Po, Esq, KAN TONG PO, Esq. malof Manager. LI THE FONO, Esq., ManagST. BRANCHER AND AGENCIES par Melbourne - Shanghal

Amoy

Bombay

and Fixed Depart security, Current Batavia

accounts opened. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL, CUR- Calcutta RENCY-Interosi allowed at raton which Conten may be obtained on application.

Italphona STERLING BAVINGS ACCOUNTS:- ITankow

Honolulu Interest allowed at raies which may be. obtained an application.

Kobe TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT, Kowloon TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES AND PAS- London BENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for tiso on board P. & C, and B. 1. Steamers and at Porta of Cal) are issued at current rate of oxchan PRESS

and free of commuten, AMERICAN

TRAVELLERS"

CHEQUES mold and cashed.

Brki Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeships under. taken.

G. IL BELLA

MANagar,

Hongkong, 26th March 1838,

Manila

Nagasaki

Now York

Osaka

Faris *Polping

Rangoon

Saigon

San Francisco

Brattle

Bemarang

Poniang

Singapore

Bourabaya

Bwalow Sydney Talhoku Tientsin

Tokyo

Vancouvol

Yokohamaa

Every description of Banking and change business transacted. Loans grant-

ed on approved securities,

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received one year or aborter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which wit ba quoted on

Bale Deposit

To Lat. KAN TONO PO,

"Manager.

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