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PAOK 13.

NEWS OF THE DAY

IN PICTURES

FROM FAR AND NEAR

Hongkong Telegraph

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1938.

HAPPENINGS

AS SEEN BY

PHOTONEWS THE CAMERA'S EYE

LONDON PREPARES DURING RECENT CRISIS

Air-Raid Procautions in Central London: Trenches being dug rapidly in Lincoln's Inn Fields by the light of flares.

Among the emergency measures adopted in Britain during during the recent crisis were the precaution- áry calling-up of officers and men of Anti-Aircraft Units and of Coast De- fence Units of the Ter- ritorial Armin; and the fitting and distribution of gas-mastis for civilians. In London and in many other places there was much activity in parks and open spaces where trenches were being dug as refuges,

On this page are pictures showing the feverish pre- parations made in London.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1155 HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON. 38 Bishopsgate, F.C.L Paid-up Capital

..... #3.000,00% Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3,000,00

BIANCHESTED BRANCH:

11 Mosley St, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHEB:"

Alor Star Amritsar Bangkok Batavia Bombay

Ipoh ilotlo Karachi Klang Koba

Saigon

Semarang Heremban Bhanghai Singapore Sillowan Sourabaya Talping

Calculta Conton Cawnpore Cebu

Kuala

Lumpur Kuching

Mouras

Tientaln

Colombo Delhi

Manlia

Tongkah

Medan

(Bhuket)

Haiphong

New York

Tangtao

Hamburg

Pelping

Yokohama

Hankow

(Peking]

Penang

Harbin Hongkong itangoon

Foreign Exchange and General Dank. ing business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

The Bank's Ifead Qffee in Londes undertakes Executor & Trustee balnem And claims recovery of Brush Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may Branches,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorland Capital

Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funda

Starting

90,000,000 20,000,000

*****............. 4. 6,800,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve 810,000,000 Reserva Llability of Proprietora $30,000,000 HEAD OFFICE MONOKONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

T. X. Pearce, Kaq.. Chairman

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman, J. J. Bould, Esq. C. Miskin, Esq. A. II. Compton, Esq. H. B. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwell Ben, Mr. A. L. Beide W. H. Lock, ma

1. V. Wilkinson, Es Bie Vandeleur M. Grayburn. CHET MANAGER.

ΑΥΤΟΥ

BANGKOK

BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHEPOO COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONO HAMBURG JANKOW

HARBIN HONGKEW

ILOILO

1POH JOLONE

KOBE

KOWLOON

DRANCHES

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON LYONU MALACCA MANILA

MUAR (JOHONE) MUNDEN

NEW YORK PEIPINO PENANO JANGOON BAIGON

MAN FRANCISCO BHANGHAT SINGAPORE SOURABAYA

SUNGEL PATANI HWATOW

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

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

ALSO up to deto - BAFE DEPOSIT DOXES in various vices TO LEX.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

¡CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMER,

Steamship

"FELIX ROUNSEL" 26 A/30

Bringing Cargo from Marseiller vin Saigon, etc, arrived Hongkong qu Wednesday, 26th October, 1938.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob- tainett immediately niter landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 5th November, 1938, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of

of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m, on Tuesday, 1st November, 1038. Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any duti- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

I. GHL, Agents.

Hongkong, 20th October, 1930.

Starhemberg, Exile

Prince Starhemberg's epintes, covering almost 20,000 actes in Aus- |tria, are to be conflicated by the Ger-

The Business of the above Denk u man authorities if he does not return conducted by the Hongkong and hang hal Ianking Corporation, Itules may be obtained or application,

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN

Chief Mana. Bangkong, M. October, 1005.

to Austria by the end of this year, The one-time Dictator, of Austria has

no intention of returning.

He has decided to leave Switzer- |land and settle on a ranch. In the

Argentine,

Bacurtatted it why in 13 AgeP & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

RA CAMIDGE,

Hongkong, 20th June, 1938,

MARK.

(Companies Incorporated in England)

Taking Cargo on through Killa of Lading for STRAITH, JAVA & DURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, E. & B. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SĻA, EGYPT, KUROPE, ETC. PENINSULAI & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY. DIRECT 'ROYAL MAIL STEAMETS

Under Contract with 31.M. Government.)

al vessels may call at any porta on or off the route, and the route and sil sailing are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Steamers

**DURDWAN

RANPURA *MIRZAPORE RAWALPINDI

+SOMALI

CANTON CORFU

BANGALORE

Tons From H'Kong about ..

0.0003th Nov., 0 nm. 17,000 12th Nov. 0,000) 17th Nov, 17,000 20th Nov. 6,000 3rd Dec.

15,500 10th Dec. 14,500 24th Dec. 6,000 31st Dec.

CHITRAL CARTHAGE

17,000 7th Jan.

14,8001 21st Jan.

• Cargo only

Calls Casablanca

Destination

B'bay, M'sailles, Havre, L'don, Hull, 'bg, R'dám & A'werp. B'bay, M'seilles & London [Straits, C'Imbo, B'bay & K'chi, Bombay, Marseilles & London. B'bay, M'sellles, Hovre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, 'seilles & London. Bombay, M'seilles & London. B'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, H'dam & A'werp B'bay, M'zeilles & London. B'bay, M'ecilles & London. All vessels may call at Malta

BRITISH INDIA APGAR BAILINGS (BOUTEL)

8,000 5 Nov., 10.30 a.m.) S'pore, Part Swettenham

Part of the extensive safety measures at Cardiff: work on a specimen Typical of the scenes of great activity in many parks and open spacos in London:

of a dug-out a householder could construct in his gardon.

workman digging tronchos at Walham Green,

VERIMI

SHIRALA

10,000 19 Nov.

8,000 3rd Dec.

10,000 17th Dec.

10,000 31st Dec.

TILAWA SANTHIA TALAMBA TALMA

Penang. Rangoon & Calcutta.

DO.

DO.

DO.

DO.

B.L. Apcar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd class passengers EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (BOUTIL)

NELLORE

TANDA

NANKIN

7,000 4th Nov., 11 am. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,

1,050

2nd Dec.

7,000 31st Dec.

Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

Regular monthly sailings from Exong to Shanghai & Japan & tikong to Australia.

*SOMALI

TANDA

SANTHIA

CANTON

TALAMBA

CORFU

*BANGALORE

NANKIN

Hong Kong to Bydney-39 days,

SAILINGS TO BHANGHAI & JAPAN,

0,000 1st Nav., 4 p.m. 7,000 4th Nov., o a.m.

8,000 9th Nov.

15,500 11th Nov, 10,000 23rd Nov. 14.300| 24th Nov. 0,000 26th Nov. 7,000

Cargo only.

4th Dec.

Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghal & Japan.

Japan.

Shangha! & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japon.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notios, parCRIS measuring not more than 6 eft, will be received at the Company's Office up to nove on the day previous to sailing.

For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply

P. & Orang MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Connaught R.C.

N.Y.K.

Ages

Public interest in Air-Raid Precautions: A crowd watching air-raid trenches being dug

in Kensington Gardens.

Air-Raid Protection In Hyde Park: workmen digging an extensiva, trench Ɛsystem for the use of people caught out of doors.

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu,

Tatuta Maru (From Kobe) Chichibu Maru (From Kobe)

LINE

(Convenient connection from Hongkong).

Saturday, 12th Nov. Tuesday, 0th Dec.

BEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)

Hie Maru

NEW YORK via Panama

(Convenient connection from Hongkong).

... Monday, 7th Nov,

... Tuesday,

6th Dec,

*Nagora Maru (From Kobe) .......... SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Hilo, San Franchico,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Balboa to Valparaiso. Rakuyo Maru

Wednesday, 16th Nov. LONDON, MARBEILLES, NAPLES via Suez.

Completing the first of a number of municipal bomb-proof shelters to hold fifty persons each at Leyton: Workmen digging a connecting-trench.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Davao, Thursday Island, Brisbane.

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo

Hakone Maru

Hucimi Maru

Kamo Maru

Saturday,

5th Nov. Baturday, 10th Nov,

Saturday; 20th Nov.

Tango Maru

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapóro

*Toyohns Moru

KODE & YOKOHAMA

COUNT THE

"TELEGRAPHS”

EVERYWHERE

Suwa Maru (vin Klung & S'hol) Terukuni Maru (via Shanghai)

Atuta Maru (Direct Nagasaki)

• Cargo only.

NIPPON YUSEN KÄISYA

General passenger Agents in the Orient, fog CUNARD WHITE STAR' LINE'

Thursday, 10th Nov.

Saturday, 12th Nov. Saturday,

5th Nov. Friday, 18th Nov. Friday, 18th Nov.

KING'S BUILDING

TEL 30291.

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