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NEWS

OF THE DAY.

PICTURES

Hongkong

FROM FAR AND NEAR PHOTONEWS

COLONY'S TRADE DECLINES

By Comparision With Last July Figure

The Imports and Exports Depart- ment (Statistical Branch) reports that the combined values of imports and exports of merchandise (exclud- Ing treasure) as declared during the month of July, 1938, totalled $84.5 millions (£5.2 millions) us compared with $80.4 millions (£5.3 millions) in July, 1937.

In terms of local currency the total visible trade of the Colony (exclud- ing treasure) decreased by 2.2 in July, 1838, as compared with July, 1937; and by 1.9% in terms of ster- ling

July,

Imports of merchandise in 1930, totalled $47.8 millions (£3.0 millions) as compared with

$50.2

millions (£3

millions)

In

July,

1037, and exports $30.7 millions (£23 millions) as compared with $30.2 millions

(£2.2 millions).

Imports of merchandise in July.

by

4.8% in terms of local currency, and by 3.2% in teims

1830, de

decreased

of sterling. Exports of merchandise

in July, 1938, increased by 1.4% in terms of local currency,

4.5% in terms of sterling.

and by

This is the first decrease in imports| since April, 1930.

During the first seven months of 1938 Imports of merchandise tolalled $390.0 millions (£24.1 millions) as compared with $336.0 millions (£20.7 millions) in the corresponding period of 1937: and exporta

orts $300.0 millions (£10.9 millions) as compared with $233.1 millions (15.7 millions).

Imports of merchandise increased by 15.8% in terms of local currency, and by 10,4% in terms of sterling: exports increased by 20.2% in terms of local currency, and by 20.4% in terms of sterling.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

ARE THESE POSTERS DANGEROUS to law and order? It may be that the authorities will refuse to allow Chinese in Hongkong to fly such banners. Left foreground. (in the top photograph) a store-keeper has hung out a slogan: "Defend China" with banknotes pasted to it: his contribution to China's cause. Other banners in this picture rend: "For the Glory of Our Nation," "To Save the Country through offering gold to the offelal summary, issued at 3.15 p.m.

crowded street market where haw- State." Centro, a view of a kera are giving all their takings to the "Give Gold" movement. This practice, can no longer be advertised. Below, another shop- keeper displays his cash offering with the slogan: "The natural duty of a citizen "Staff Photographer.

The Hongkong Stock Exchange

yesterday, reads:

WEDNESDAY, August 24, 1938.

HAPPENINGS

AS SEEN

་

BY

THE CAMERA'S EYE

Crown Prince Adolf of Sweden and Crown Princess Louise, royal guests in America at the tercentenary celebration of the founding of New Sweden by the Swedes, and Finns. Principal observance Is a Wilmington, Del., but a visit to other American cities is planned, with a brilliant banquet at the Waldorf-Anoría, New York.

---

Important figure in negotiations between Czecho-Slovakia and Germany is Czech War Minister Josef Machnik, right, shown here presenting a sport award to a track-meet victor at Zbrov. General Machalk has had broad dalies in putting the nation on its present plane of high military elletency.

above.

After Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, left, of Califomía, had demonstrated her right to the women's tennis crown at Wimbledon, England, sho sat down to chat with former Queen Elena of Spain. The interesting scene is at the tennis party given by Lady Crosßlelå at Wimbledon, after the championships,

ILK, & K. Wharves $120%

Providents (Old) Consol. #7.35 Provident (New) $7.10

H. & B. Ilates #7.15

HK, Lands 837% ex d.

Humphreys 0%

1.K. Reaties 60 IX. Tramways $17.45

Bales

IK, & K. Wharves $120

Providents (Old) Consol, $7.50/00 Providenis (New) $1.40

H. & S. Hotels $7.20

11.K. Lands $38

11.K. Realiter 38

1.K, Tramways $17,40 China Lights (Old) $114/80

FEE

There was a further improvement

In the more popular stocks.

Bayers

Hongkong Bank #1,4424

Hongkong Bank (Lon) 184

Canton Insurance 6225

Union Insurance 9505

HAK, Fire Inkuranice $210

Union Waterboats 29.10

Peak Trams (Old) 20% China Lights (Old) $114 China Laghim (New) # Telophanes (Old) $20.00 Telephones (New) $0.53 Cements $17.00 Dairy Farm $20 Watsons $8.20

İLK. Govt. 4% Loan 0 pm.

HR, Cov 390% Loan 13656 pm.

Cements sis

Heliers

Telephones (Old) (37 Cement $17.55/18 Antamoki P, 394 Atoks. 34 Baguio Gold 21 Elenguet Consol 22 Benguet Consol 11.20 Demonstrations 28 Paracale Gumaus Han Mauriela 45

12:

United Paracales 22

HONGKONG AND SHANGILAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital

... $50,000,00

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

Incorporated by Mayal Charter 1859 USAD OFFICE-LONDON. 38 Bishopagate K.C.1. £6,500,00% | Fald-up Capital ......,000,000

Larued and Tully Paid-up. $20,000.00 Reserve Funds:

Bierling

Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 43,000,000 Reserve Liability of Iroprietore $20,000,30

BEAD OFFICE/HONGKONG,"

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

T. E. Pearce, Esq.

"Chairman.

Hon. Mr. J. 3, Paterson. Deputy Chairman,

J. K. Rousteid, Esq. J. It. Masson, Esq. A.2. Compton, Esq O, Allakin, Bag, Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwell K. B. Morrison, Esq M. T. Johnson, Esq. Hon. Mr. A.. La suleids D. C. Edmundston, Esa.. Acting Chict Manager.

DRANCHES

AMOY

BANGKOKC

BATAVIA

HOMHAY

CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO

DAIREN POOCHOW HAIPHONO HAMBURG

HANKOW

HARDIN

HONGKEW

FOLLO

JOHONE

КОНЕ

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LYONS MALACCA

MANILA

MUAR (JONORE)

MUKDEN

NEW YORK

PEIPING

PENANG RANGOON SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGILAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI SWATOW

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

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

ALSO up to date BATT DEPOSIT BOXES in various sites TO LET

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1930,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The ualness of the above Eank conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation. Hules may be ubiained on application, FOR THE HONGKUNG AND SHANGILAI DANKING CORPORATION,

D. C. EDMONDSTON,

Acting Chief Manager.

Hongkong. 2nd May, 1033.

The P. & O. Banking Corporation,

(Incorporated in England, Authorised Capital Subscribed and Paid-up Reserve Fund

TEAD OFFICE:

eryn Fund in 5.000.000

MANCHESTER BRANCH:

71 Mosley 85, Manchaster.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Star 3poh

Batgon

Amritune

ilotto

Beremban

Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutt Canton Cawnpore Cebu L'olombo Dalhi Haiphong Hamburg

Karachi

Shanghal

KLADE

Singapore

Kobo

Billawan

Hunja

Bourabaya

Lumpur

Talping

Kuching

Tientsin

Madras

Tongkah

Manila

(Bhuket)

Medan

Thingtoo

New York Peiping

Yokohama

Hankow

Harbin

| Hongkong

(Peking)

Penang Rangoon

Foreign Exchange and General Bana- ing business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixea

| Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

Tho Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trusted business. and claims recovery of Driunh Incom Tax overpaid, on femme which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies Branchies,

D. J. GILMORE,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 1st June, 1908.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

$10,000,000.0 $5.598,000.00

$2,770,720.7

Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital .******* [Reserve and Undivided

Profits

HEAD OFFICE:~HONGKONG

10. Des Voeux Road, Central...

DOARD OF DIRECTORS:-- Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman. Li Koon Chun, Esq. Fung Ping Wah, Ezŋ.

Li Lan Sang. Eng. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Eaq. Wang Chu San, Esq. Chang Chung Shick, Esq. Kan Ying Pe, En. KAN TONG PO, Esq., Chief Manager. LI THE FONG, Esq. Manager. DRANCHES AND AGENCIES:---

Amoy Balavia Bombay

Ltd. Calcutta

Canton Haiphong

Hankow

1920). Sonplult

15,000,000 | Kobo £2,004,100 Kowloon

180,000 London

Marija

117-122, Leadenhall Street, London, ECX WEST END BRANCH: 34-10. Cockapur Street, London. B.W.J. URANCHES-Bombay. Calcutta. Call Coimbatore. Colombo, Jongkong Madras Pollachil, Slanghai, Singapore.

Agencies:-in all the principal towns o the world.

cut

General Exchange and Banking bus)- ness transacted. Loans and overdrafts granted on approved security. Current and Fixed Deposit accounts opened.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL, CUEL- RENCY Interest allowed at rates which may be obtained on application.

STERLING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS:- Interest allowed at rates which may be obtained on application.

Melbourne Nagasaki

New York Osaka

Paris Potping

Penong

Rangoon

Saigon

Ban Francisco Beattle Semarang

Shanghai

Singapare

Bourabaya

Bwelow

Bydney

Taikoku Tientsin

Tokyo

Vancouvel

Yokohama

Every description of Banking and Ex change business transmeted. Losas grante, ed on approved securities,

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on forms which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Hoxes To Lot.

KAN TONG PO

HADEEST.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office:-15, Oracechurch Straet, London, E.CA. Authorised Capital

TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT, Subscribed Capital TRAVELLERS CHEQUES AND PAS- Fald-up Capital BENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use Reserve Fund and Rest on board P. & O. and D. L. Stemmerd and

at Parts of Call are issued et current rale of exchange and free of commission. AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS CHEQUES sold and cashed.

DANKERS!

£3,000,000

1,800,000

1,050,000

1,247,530

The Bank of England & Midland

British Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeships under-

Bangkok Bombay G. H. DELL,

Manager, Calcutta

taken,

Hongkong. 20th March 1938.

Public Health Aided

Colombo Delhi Galic Hongkong

Howrah

Bank, Ltd.

BLANCHES-

Ipah

Kuantan Kandy Karuchi

Madras

New York

Penang Rangoon Shanghat

Kuala Liple Kuala Lumpur

Simia

Singapore

Kota Bharu

Kuala Trengganu

HONGKONG BRANCH, Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted,

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN,

and

San Francisco. Acting under a special grant of $12,000 from the state department of public health, the Medical school of

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local the University of California has Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received selected its first list of 12 medical in Local Currency, STERLING & US. students to be given post graduate DOLLARS on terms that may be ascer "courses In the control of venerial tained on application.

D. BENSON. discases.

Малярет

& O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR). AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(Companies Incorporated in England.)

Taking Cargo on through Billa of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, E. & 8. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERU (Under Contract with 11M. Government.)

All vessels may call at any porta on or off the route-and the route and all selling aro subject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Stourners

*ALIPORE

CORFU 1*BHUTAN

CHITRAL *BEHAR

CARTHAGE 1 SOUDAN

RAJPUTANA

RANCHI

Tons

From I'Kong about }

0,000, 20th Aug,

14,500) 3rd Sept. 8,000 10th Sept.

17,000 17th Sept. 6,000) 24th Sept.

14,500 1st Oct.. 6,000 8th Oct.

17,000 15th Oct.

117,000|29th Oct.

Destination

Straits, Colombo, B'bay &, Karachi,

4

Marseilles & London. B'bay, M'scilles, Havre, L'don, |Hull, H′bg, R'dam & A'werp.

Marseilles & London.

Marcilles, Havre, L'don,

R'dam & A'werp. & London.

'bay M'scllles, Havre, L'dou, ‚H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. ¡Marseilles & London, Marseilles &'London.

• Cargo only ↑ Colla Casablanca All vessels may call at Malta

SHIRALA

TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA

SIRDHANA

BRITISHI INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (BOUTIL)

8,000 27 Aug., 10.30 a.m. S'pore, Port' Swettenham

Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta)

10,000 18th Sept.

| 8,000|24th Sept.

10,000 8th Oct.

0,000 22nd OcL

DO.

DO.

DO.

B.L. Apcar Lina Gloamers have excellent accomigodation for 1st & 2nd class passengers EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (BOUTEL.)

TANDA

NANKIN

NELLORE

7,000) 2nd Sept. 7,000

1st Oct

Manlia, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

Regular monthly sallings from Irkong to Shanghai & Japan & kong to Australia. Hong Kong to Bydney--19 days,

BAILINGS TO SHANGHAL & JAPAN,

CARTHAGE

*SOUDAN

14,500, 1st Sept. 6,000 1st Sept.

SANTHIA

NANKIN RAJPUTANA TALMA RANCHI SIRDHANA

8,000

1st Sept.

7,000 4th Sept. 17,000 15th Sept. 10,000 10th Sept. ||17,000 29th Sept.

8,000 20th Sept.

Cargo only,

Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan.

Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghal & Japan.

Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, paresis measuring not more than 8 oft, will, de received at the Company's Office up to noog an the day previous to sailing.

For Paisage Tates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply P.&O. B'ding, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phon

Connaught RC,