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NEWS OF THE DAY
IN PICTURES
Hongkong
FROM FAR AND NEAR PHOTONEWS
UFSI
Captain George E. T. Eyston, British muto racer, drives his Thunderboli, shown at right across Bonneville, Ulahi, mit fixts at the unbelievable speed of 347.155 miles an hour, the fariest man has aver fravelled on land.
After conquering Ethiopia, Italy li striving to ccap a harvest of peace. Here the first tractors plow a field near Harrar. Halian East Africa, as a Jarre crowd of native Ethiopians watch in amaze- ment. The natives were invited by the Italians to see how modern farming can produce abundant crops.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1939.
HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY
THE CAMERA'S EYE
Captain George E. T. Eraton, left, retired Brlilah Army officer, la congratulated by Art Pillsbury, American Automoblie Associa tion contest chief, after piloting his "Thunderbolt" to a new auto- mable speed record on Bonneville ali flats, Utah. Capt. Eysion raised its own record to 347 miles an hour.
Joe Hiestand, above, 32-year-old farmer of Hillsboro, Ohio, is shown at the Grand American trapshoot at Vandalia, Ohio, where ho broke 200' clay pigeons to run his unfinished siring to 066 without a miss. Hiesland's record, which eaally makes him the world's best trapshooter, is the greatest performance ever turned In on the fraps,
HONGKONG AND BHANGILAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
"Authorised Capital .................................. $50,000,000 fitted and Fully Paid-up .... $20,000,000 Reserve Funds
Starting
# 6,800,000 Hongkong Currency Neserve $10,000,000
THE CHARTERED HANK OF INDIA. AUSTRÁLIA & ¦ CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1833 BEAD GYFICE-LONDON,"
38 Bishopsgate, E.C.J.
Iteserys Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund men................ £3,000,000 MANCHESTEK BRANCH:
Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 || Paid-up Capital ...
HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONO,
DOARD OF DIRECTORS—
T. E Pearce, Kay.
Chairman.
Hon. Br. J. J. Paterson,
Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Boushold, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq.
A. 15. Compton, Kaq. 1. B. Morrison, Keg. Hon. Mr. 8. IL. DodwellHon, Mr. A, La Bhields W. IL. Lock, Ex...
1. V. Wilkinson, Lat.
AMOY
Sir Vandeleur M.. Grayburn,
DANGKOK
COLOMBO DAIREN YOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG -KANICOW-
HARBIN HONGKEW ILOILO
IPOH
JOHORE
KODZ
KOWLOON
CHIEF MANAGER.
BRANCHLES
KUALA LUMPUR
£5,000,000
TI Mosley B, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star
Amritsar
Bangkok
Bialavia
Ipoh
Balzon
Hollo
Bemarang
Karachi
Beremban
Klang
Bhanghai
Kobe
Bingapore
KUAIN
Billawan
Lumpia
Bourabaya›
Kuching Madras
Taiping
Tientsin
Blanila
Tongkar
MUAR (JOHORE)
Delhi
Medan
Haiphong
New York
Taingtao
Peiping
(Peking)
LONDON
LYONY
MALACCA
MANILA
MURDEN
NEW YORK
PEIPING PENANO RANGOON BAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI ..... BINGAPOR EQURANAYA
BUNGE PATANI BWATOW
TIENTSIN
TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA Current Accounts_opened in Local Cur- | rency and Fixed Deposits received for one "year" or shorter periods in Loca) and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on, application.
DEPOSIT
ALSO up to date BATE BOXES in various ližes TO LET.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the abova Bank is conducted by the flongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation, Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND BHANGRAI DANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. ORAYBURN
Chief Manager. Hongkong, b. October, 1908,
Bombay Calcutta Canton Cawnpore Cebu Colombo
Hamburg Jankow
Harbin
Penang Rangoon
(auket)
Yokohama
Foreign Exchange and General Bank- ing business transacted,
Current Account opened and #ized Deposits received fur one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application
The Bank's Head: Office in London undertaken Executor & Trustes business and claims recovery of British Izoom" Tax overpaid, on fama which may be ascertained at any of its ArRISOLER Branches,
1. A. CAMIDAK, Mongkong, 29th June, 1935.
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.
THERAPION NEI THERAPION NⱭ2 THERAPION NË:3
JUWELEN Telco key themlata, ne seiber Ma,women MMLİ, DALE CLERC Mad.Co. Wargento4238,11/NALOGCOR ON. LE DIERO'S PILLSs for shekiYON
P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
{Companies Incorporated in England)
Taking Cargo on through Bitle of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, E. & B. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD- ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT, ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS (Under Contract with 11.3. Government.)
A versels may vail et any ports on or off the route,—and the route and all sailings are subject la change or deviation with or without notice.
Steamers
Tons From H'Kong about
Destination
*KIDDERPORE | 7,000, 14th Oct., 4 p.m. Straits, Col'bo, B'bay, & K'ch!.
RAJPUTANA
RANCHI **DURDWAN
RANPURA RAWALPINDI **SOMALI
CANTON CORFU **BANGALORE
17,000 15th Oct,, Noon.
17,000 29th Oct.
6.000 5th Nov.
17,000 12th Nov. 17,000126th Nov. 6,000 3rd Dec.
15,300 10th Dec. 14,000)24th Dec.
0,000 31st Dec.
* Cargo only Calla Casablanca
BRITISHI INDIA APCAR
8,000 22nd Oct
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA. TILAWA
SANTHIA
TALAMBA
8,000 5th Nov. 10,000 19th Nov.
8,000 3rd Dec.
10,000 17th Dec.
Į Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.
B'bay, M'scilles, Havre, L'don, Hull,
'DH
R'dám & A'wrep.
B'bay, M'scilics & London. Marseilles & London.
B'bay, M'sailles, Havre, I'doa, Hull, H'bg, R'dim & A'werp. Bombay, Mollies & London. Bombay, M'selles & London. B'bay, M'scilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. All vessels may call at Malta
SAILINGS (SOUTH)
S'pore, Port Swottenham, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta,
DO
DO.
DO.
DO.
OFS)
Homicidal maniac, Charles Sanfilippo, garbed himself in a home-made steel vest and opened fire with two shot-guns Into 3,000 at this annual memorial service of the Police Honour Legion, on Central Park Mall. New York City. Two policemen and three,civilians were wounded before seven patrolmen killed him with revolver. fire. "Above, police examine his body. His steel vest and two, runs are shown. A former taxi driver, he was angry at police for two traille summonses,
B.I. Apcer Liow Bizamers have excellent accommodation for 281 & 2nd class passGIEREN EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTEL)
NELLORE
TANDA
NANKIN
7.000, 4th Nov.
7,000 2nd Dec.
7,000 31st Dec.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart
Regular monthly sailings from H'kong to Shanghai & Japan & kong to Australia.
SHIRALA
RANPURA
RAWALPINDI *SOMALI TANDA
SANTHIA
CANTON
CORFU
Hong Kong to Bydney-19 days. BAILINGS TO BHANGHAI & JAPAN,
8,000 13th Oct. 7 am. 17,090, 14 Oct., 9.30 u.m.
17,000, 28th Oct,
6.000 28th Oct. 7,000 th Nov, 8,000 9th Nov.
| 15,300111th Nov.
14,500 24th Nov.
Cargo only.
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghal & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Japan.
| Shanghai & Japan,
Shanghol &, Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, parcela measuring not more than 3 c.ft. will be received at the Company's Omon up to non on the day previous to sailing.
For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc, apply
5.40. Trading, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Pienė f
Connaught RC.
NY.K.
Emperor rohito of Japan, centre, arrives by car at Yokosuka 'to inspect an air fase witre. quantities of planes and Armaments are: being' turged, out, for the Japanese forces in Chims, 3 BON Japanese army, and navy, are now engaged in a fierce struggle attempting to amashi throngk to kow, Chinese, provincial capital. The Chinese are yleiding ground slowly,
Count the TELEGRAPHS" everywhere
John Roosevelt, youngest son of President and Mrs. Roosoveli, and his bride, the former Ann Clark, are shown at Hyde Park, after a honeymoon in Bermuda. With them are their dogs, Sandy, a Great Dane; Shean, an Irish setter; and Perez, a dachshund.
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS
(with limited, bat' 'skéeptionally good passenger, wocommodation) TO FORT SUDAN, PORT SAID, ALGIERS, ORAN, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAML... (AMSTERDAM), - HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO, GOTHENBURG and other SCANDINA- VIAN POETS, HOMEWARDS:
MV, “BILANTUNG”
OUTWARDS to: Yokohama, Koba & Osaka,
MV. "TAMARA”
MY. "TAMABA”
MVA “NANKING"
Pässenger Rains:
To London or Antwerp
GILMAN & DOLLÍÐ,
Phone: 80960,
Sailing about
29th Oct.
27th Nov.
12th Oct
13th Nov.
£03.0.0.
Agents:
Canton
G. E. HUYGEN. Phone: 11495...
LINE
SAN FRANCISCO-&-LOS ANGELES via Honolulu? Prag
(Convenient connection from Hongkong).
Saturday, Chichibu Maru (From Kobe)
22nd Oct. Asama Maru (From Kobe). Monday 31st Oct..
} SEATTLE & VANCOUVER“ (Štarts from Kobe)
Hikawa Maru NEW YORK via Panama
*Naruto Maru
(Convenient connection from Hongkong).
... Monday, 24th Oct.
Wednesday, 20th De
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coait) via Japan, Honolulu, Hila, San Francisco,"
Los Angeles, Mexico & Balboa to Valparaiso, Bokuyo Maru (From Kobe)..... Monday, 24th Oct. LONDON, MARSEILLES, NAFLES yia Bucz,
Hakone Mari
Husimi Maru
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila,
Kamo Maru
BOMBAY vin Singapore & Colombo
Mito Maru
*Toyama Maru
Saturday, 5th Nov. Saturday, 19th Nov, Davao, Thursday Island, Brisbane,'
Saturday, 26th Nov.
BANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore
Hakodate Maru...
KONE & YOKOHAMA
Wednesday, 12th Oct.
Wednesday, 28th Oct.
Sunday, 16th Oct, Wednesday, 12th Oct. 31st Oct. 21st Oct.
Fushimi Maru (via Shanghai) 7, Hakozaki Maru (via Klung & Shal) Friday, Kamo Maru ya
Cargo only.
Friday,
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA General passenger Agents in the, Orient for
CUNARD WHITE STÁR LINES
↑ BURNS PHILF LINE
(Joint Passenger Agents Gibb, Livingston & Co., Lid.)
KING'S BUILDING
TEL. 20201.
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