1938-06-24 — Page 23

*PACE '11.

NEWS OF THE DAY

IN PICTURES

Hongkong

FROM FAR AND NEAR PHOTONEWS

JUFS

Haile Selassie, who ruled Eihtopla as King of Kings, arrives in Paris from London, en route to the League of Nations council meeting at Geneva. Balf-sick, so weak he held to a fable for support, at the meeting, he protested the presence of Italy in Ethiopia and charged the pawers with abandoning his country. The powers listened in silence,

FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1038.

HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY

THE CAMERA'S EYE

JUFS

More than 300 years after the Dutch settlers set down their tiny ships in New York horbour, they arrived again, recently, in this mighty Holland-America liner Nieuw Amsterdam, It is shown as it sailed up the Hudson River. Inset, Captain Johannes Biji, commander and fleet commodore.

Ship is of 36,287 tons, largest ever bulle in Holland.

UFS

HONGRONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital'

$50,000.00 faxed and Fully Paid-up.... $20,000,000

·Reserve Pindate

Sterling

THE CHARTERED BANK" OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA" & CHINA.

*;

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1882 HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON. _18_13inbopagate 1.5.1. Paid-up Capitaă „****...,000,000 ................... §. 6,800,000| Naservs Llability, of Propriators £3,000,000 und MANCHESTER BRANCHYM 71 Absley Big Manchester»-

Hongkong Currency Reserve $18,000,000 | Reserve Reserve Liability of Proprietors #20.000.304 READ OFFICE-HONGKONG, BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

T. E. Pearce, Esq. Chairman.

1lon. Mr. J. J. PatarzGN. Deputy Chairman,

J.1. Bousfeld. Est. J. R. Masson, X. A. 11. Compton, Ears ♡. Miskin, Esq. Hon. Mr. B. 11. Dodwell K, B. Morrison, Erg. M. T. Johnson, Esq. Hon. Mr. A. L. Shieldi

D. e. Edmondston, Esq., Acting Chiet Manager. BRANCUES) —

AMUY

BANGKOK

HATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON

COLOMBO

CHEFOU

DAUEN

FOOCHOW

HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW

HARBIN

HONGKEY ILOILO

IPO

JONORE

KOBE

KOWLOON

J

LONDON

LYONS

MALACCA MANILA

MUAR (JOHORE) MURDEN

NEW YORK PEIPING PENANG RANGOON SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURADAYA SUNGEI PATANI SWATOW

TIENT IN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

KUALA LUMPUR YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts epened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposita received for vão year or shorter periode in

and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.

Alar Yur

Baigon

$3,000,000

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

ipch

Karachi

| Amritsar -1otlo

Beremban

Bangkok

Shanghai

| Batavin

Tombiy

Calculis

Ictang Коре isunia

"Bingapore

Sitiawan

Sourabaya

Cawnpore Canton

Taiping

Tientaln

Cebu Colombo

Tongkan

Manila

(Bhuket)

Dalbi

Kedan

Tingiao

Haiphong

Hamburg

New York Pelping

Yokohama

Jankow

Harbin

Lumpur Kuching

Madras

(Peking)

Penang

Jongkang Hangoon

Zamboanga

Foreign Exchiango and General Bank-

business transacted.

farartent Accounts opened and Fixea

Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be qualed - application.

The Bank's Head Ofce in” “London undertakes Executor & Trustco business, and claims recovery of British Incor Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained af any of its. Agencies & Branches,

D. J. GILMORE,

Acũng húsager, Hongkong, Ist June, 1930,

Manager.

The P. & O, Banking

ALSO Up to date SAFT DEPOSIT Corporation, Ltd.

BOXES in various sizes LET.

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1TEN,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation. Rules may be obtained on application. FOR THE HONGKI NG And ShanghAL DANKING CORPORATION.

D. C. EDMONDSTON,

Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1028,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital

Pald-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

(Incorporated in England, 1920). Authorized Capital

£3,000,000 Subscribed and Fald-up

#2,8DE,LOD Reserve Fund £160,000

HEAD OFFICE; 117-123, Leadenhall Street, London, E.Ç.3. WEST END BRANCH: 14-10, Cockapur Street, London. S.W.1. cut

BRANCHES:-Dombay, Calcutta, Cail

Colmbatore, Colombo, Hongkong Madras Pollachi, Shanghai, Singapore.

Apenefes-1n all the principal towns of the work!,

General Exchange anil Banking busi- ness transacted. Loans and, overdrafta granted on approved security. Current $10,000,000.00 and Fixed Deposit accounts opened. * 5,500,000.00 SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR- RENCY-Interest allowed at rates which

Profits................................ $ 2,770,720.78)

HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONG

10, Des Voeux Road, Central...

BOARD OF DIRECTORA:— Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman, L: Koon Chun, Esq.

P. K. Kwok, Exq.

Fung Ping Wah, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq.

Chang Chung Shek, Esq. Katı Ying Po, Ea9. KAN TONG PO, Esq., Chier Manager. LJ THE FONG, Liq., Manager. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES!—— Melbourne Shanghai Nagaank!

Amoy

Batavia

Bombay Calcutta Carlon

Iniphong Hankow Honolulu

Kobe

Kowlootl

London

Mantis

Singapore

New York

Sourabaya

Озака

Swntow

Pady

Sydney

Priping

Talhoku

Pennnx

Tientsin

Nangoon

Tokyo

Saigon

Vancouvel

Yokohama

San Francisco Seattle Semarang

may be obtained on appifcation.

STERLING BAVINGS ACCOUNTS:- interest allowell ́nt rates, which may beʻ obtained on

TRAVELLEtien

LETTERS OF CREDIT. TRAVELLERS CHEQUES AND FAS- SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use on board P, & O. and D. 1, Steamers and at Ports of Call) are lasued at current | rate of exclunge and free of comitesion. | AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS'

CHEQUES sold and cashed,

Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted. Loans grante: ed or approved securities.

Current Accounts opened in Loent Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year of shorter periods in Locri and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG Po,

OUR

Мариссс

British Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeslips under-

G. E, BELL,

Mariager,

taken.

Hongkong, 20th March 1937.

COUNT THE

TELEGRAPHS”

EVERYWHERE

BRITISH CROSSWORDS

Members of Jungary's aristo

cracy were present at the wed

ding of Archduke Albrecht of

Hapsburg, 40, In Budapest, but

his family disowned him, when

he married Catherine Bocskay,

27, a school teacher, Above, the

bridal couple leave the Benedle-

tine Abbey at Pannohalma, after

the ceremony. Albrecht is the

great-great-great grandson of

Emperor copold II.

UFS

King Gustaf, tall. allm, beloved monarch of Sweden, has such a broad sense of humour that, above, he laughs at enrleatures of himself appearing in a special humorous edition of the Stockholm Svenska Dagbladet. The plctures were shown to him at the 75th anniversary dinner of the municipality of Stockholm, attended by many distinguished guests.

China will win its war against Japan because the nation is uniting In a common cause Dr. Chen-ting T. Wang, Chinese Ambassador, right, said in New York, at the "Democracy Day" dinner and institu- tion of the Council for Chyllan Rellet in China. With him, above, former Ambassador James W. Gerard, and Colonel Thea lore [Loosevelt,

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Queen Mary, left and Queen Elizabeth as they were welcomed at = recent style show, at Derby House, London. The royal ladies seemed much interested, in the fashion revue staged by modela. and in the display of new fabrics, many of which were made in

the colonies. England

for

Hundreds of capilve balloons recently were received by the Royal Air Force, at Cardington, England, and above is a team of nine ready to ascend in a text. The observation blimps were sent up to give their crews training practice.

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

Monthly Service to BOSTON AND NEW YORK

via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS

also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Wast Indica ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sel Buenos Aires, South America.

NEXT SAILING:

M.S. "TAI YANG"

18th July

Excellent accommodation for 12 passengers

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong Bank Bldg.

Telephone 28021.

ACROSS

A respite from ruling activities (G).

8 Punish (8).

Completely occupied, with pal- indromic inicile (two words---

4. 23.

13 The most troublesome settler

In the homé (4).

157 down should be.(8).

18 This part of plant if beheaded

could be part of an animal (8).

17 Concerning morals (5),

18 March before It (5).

10 is a barber good at this ac 20 "That's the stuff" as the tutor

quaintance? (0),

11 Second-hand epithet (4).

14 Refers to some worm catcher,

evidently (four words-2, 4, 3, 4).

18 Superior looks (5).

2 Her most entire change (7).

23 Certainly not to treat coldly (5).

20 The kingfisher passes with them uvery time (two words--6, 7). 31 May be a man of action, bul

not of words (4).

33 Might be for music exam, or pyrotechnle display (two words

3,5).

34 The inhabitant thereof should know where to draw the line (6)..

3 Without it the rod water would not come out of the siphon (8), 36 A coin, or centre piece (6).

DOWN

1 This is plenty of ups and

downs every afternoon (0),

2 One can see the Scots away in

this island (6).

3 If curtailed it would serve thu

same end (0).

4 The sole tislinction of any line

(C).

6 Advice to the motorist who runs

put of petrol (8),

6 Cure about a sign of the past

for eduention (7).

7 What can make the swallows

more plenannt? (5),

12 It this were more oblique then.

It is the butcher might use it

(4).

sald (4).

21. Vessel mostly stern apparently

(4).

24 À fine description (7).

20 This to-night is a broadcast

feature (two words-2, 4).

27 What a Come down it would be

If this failed the balloonist'

(0).

28 No silent protest (8).

29 Railway sleepers don't need it

(0). 30 A cleric (8).

32 Observed in the sun till recently

(5.).

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