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NEWS OF THE DAY

IN PICTURES FROM FAR AND NEAR

THE LONDONERS

FIFTY YEARS AGO the London County Council was born. To celebrate a jubilee unique în municipal history the L.C.C. was presented with a documentary film of London's history, "The Londoners".

Made by the Realist Film Unit, it tells vividly the story of London's mighty growth from squalor and chaos and misery to ́order and health and controlled progress.

It is London's story, produced by a Londoner, 24-year-old John Taylor, and featuring the Londonor. Thoro stills from

the film show a century of London's history.

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

Straw and a rough board made the "Led" for London's homeless

Thursday, Arait .27; 1999.

HAPPENINGS

AS SEEN

BY:

THE CAMERA'S EYE

a century ago. To-day a humane, administration brings sympathy ickens' Sarah Gamp epitomised the maternity services of nines

and help to the less fortunate.

teenth-century London. Untuashed midwives frequently wont direct from laying out a corpse to deliver a child.

BANKS

| THE "CHANTEKED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA- Incorporated by, Royal Charter, 185K...

-Pald-up Capital Reserva Tund

£3,000,000 ****$3,000,000

Reservé Liability of Proprietors £5,000,000

HEAD OFFICES LONDON)

22, lihopsgate, K. 'C. 2.

- Bab-Aresales in Landon:

117/12, Lesdenhall Street, E. C. 1. West End, Branthi

14/16, Cockspur' Street, 2.1.1. bfanchester, Brkach:

· 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND DRANCHES,

Aloe Bar

Janko Harbin

Ziongkong

Flangoon

Amritsar

Balgon

Bangkok

Beremban

Batavia Velombay

jollo

·Spols-

Shanghal

Singapore

Calcutta

Karachi

Billawan

Agencies:

Cilve "Strest:

Klang Kobe

Sourabaya

Taiping

cuela:

Tientsin

Lumpur Kuching Stadran METAL Modan

Tongkah

(thuket)

Tringtoo

Yokohama

New York

Polping

fatphong Itamburg

(Peking) Fenany

Fairlie

Plate Canton Cawnpore

Cebu Colombe Demi

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Geparat Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS- opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year · or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates oblatriable on application. The Bank's Head Omce In London une dertaker Excestor and Trustoo business, and claima recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be Ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

Torlay the L.C.C. brings the facilities of a modern hospital servica to London's mothers: a complete night and day ambulance mid- wifery servics is available to the poorest.

Families are removed from the slums to tree-lined avenues such as this, to exchange a bug-infested cellar for an airy bodroom; e back-yard tap for a bathrooms,

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

(Companies Incorporated in England.)

Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULF MAURITIUS, E. & 8. AFRICA, AUS- TILALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS.

RED SEA. EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC.

PENINSULAN & ORIENTAL, FORTNIGITILY DIRECT ROYAL MAN, STEAMERS

(Under Contract with IIM. Government.)

All vessels may call at any poria on or off the route-and the roule and all alling are rubject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Steamers

CANTON

CARTHAGE +*BANGALORE

RAJPUTANA RANCHI +"BHUTAN

RANPURA *BEHAR

RAWALPINDI

CHITRAL

• Cargo only.

SANTHIA

+

TALMA SIRDHANA

SHIRALA

TILAWA

Tons From H'Kong about

15,500, 20th Apr., (Noon) 14,500 18th May 6,000 20th May

17,000 27th May. 7,000 10th June 0,000 17th June 7ad24th June 0,000 1st July 1,000) 8th July 15,0001 22nd July

† Calls Casablanca, BRITISH INDIA, APCAR

8,000; 6th May

10,000 20th May 10,000 3rd June.

,000 17th June, 10,000

1st July

Destination

Marseilles & London.

London's hospitals are fitted with the most modern scientiße equipment, and hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of apparatus is available to anyone who needs it.

B'bay, Marseilles & London. B'boy, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, Hbg, R'dom & A'werp. Hombay, Marsellies & London. Bombay, Marseilies & London. B'bay, M'eciiles, Havre, L'don. Hull, 'bg. R'dam & A'werp. B'bny, Marseilles & London. B'Bay, M'sellies, Havre, L'don, Hall, 'ha, R'dam & A'werp. B'bay, Marseilles & London B'bay, Marseilles & London. All vessels may call at Malia BAILINGS (8OUTH)

S'pore, Port Swettenham, Penang Rangoon & Calcutta. DO. DO

DO.

DO.

D, 1. Apear Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class passengers,

NELLORE

TANDA

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTIL)

7,000 5th May.

7,000 3rd June.

7,000) 30th June

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

Shanghai & Japan

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan,

Shanghai & Japan. Japan.

7,000 5th June

The nineteenth-century school was dirty, dark and vermin. infested, and in it the half-trained teacher, harassed and ill-paid, " wrestled with a class of 100 or more children.

Squalor still fosiles :tho- new prosperity, but more than half a million people have been housed and rehoused by the County Council and Borough Councils of London.

Modern schools, where teaching methods move with the times and the most recent apparatus is provided, have replaced the grim, windowless classrooms against which Dickens campaigned.

Scientific miracles are worked in London's health. To redress the disorganised traffic system of the late nineteenth century, the FC.L. pools every day. These kiddies are being mas. took over the horse trams, built the power station at Greenwich, "and electrified the saged in the pool at Queen Mary's Hospital. tramways. Then it started elcaring away slams to make way for new traffic arterida.

NANKIN

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Shanghal and sipan and Il'kong-

to Australia.

TANDA RANCHI SINDHANA "BHUTAN RANPURA SHIRALA *BEHAR NANKIN

⚫ Cargo only.

Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,

7,000 5th May

17,000 11th May 10,000 11th May 6,000 12th May -17,000 28th May 8,000 25th May 6000 26th May

Shanghai & Japan. Shanghal & Japan.

All-Jates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Parools() measuring hot, more than-ö oft, will be received at the Company's Omios up to. moon on the day previous to sailing,-

Connigh) RC.

For Passage Ratos, Handbooks, #veight, eic, noply MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone

of. Britain's Government in the background, and in the foret, finished, and never will be,”

ground the home of London's governing body.

Modern traffic passos over Westminster Bridge, with the symbol

*** But the work of London is not

says Mr. Herbert Morrison,

Kill Kidney

Trouble Quick

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· Ing, Acidity and Loss of Vigour by a Do | torfa ngw-diacnvery called Cyntex : (Bins

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THE "TELEGRAPH" will send a Staff Photographer to all events of public interest. Requests should be addressed to the Pictorial Editor,

Tele

50 YEARS AGO.

April 27, 1889. Prince Bismarck, la replying to the birthday congratulations of the Central Manufacturers Association, sold that ho looked forward to the continued. maintenance of peace. This, he be lieved, would ten increasing impetus to the present gratifying dovelopment af German Industry,, In his opinion, the guarantee of pence was to be found not only in the monarchieni institutions of the country, but also, and in a special degree, in the monarchical men- timents of the German people.

25 YEARS AGO

April 27, 1014. No less than 70,000 vilics were landed In Ulster OR Friday night for the Volunteers. They were conveyed inland ta 200 motor cars..

10 YEARS AGO

April 20, 1920. Thor is a distinct possibility that the Duke of Gloucester will take part after- as a jockey nt to-morrow noon's Extra Roco Meeling at. Happy Volley,

Following the polo in which he play- ed yesterday, Is Royal Highness ex- prossed his great admiration for the China pony and. stated, that he was very keen to ride in enu or two of the races. at the Hongkong Jockey Club Meeting to-morrow afternoon.

It is learned that tentativo arrango- ments have been made by the Clerk of the Course for the Duke to ride in two Taces, but this would, of course, neted- ellato a delay in the departure for Japan of 1.M.S. Suffolk, which, accord- ing to the affelal programme, in duo to leave at p.m.

This morning, H. and his guita have been enjoying golf at Fanling, engaging in foursomes,

The Duke had the Ifon. Mr. W. E. L Shenton as his partner, playing against Majar General Sandilands and Mr. A. H. Ferguson.

In the other games, Major General. Sir Haga Elies and An N. L. Smith played Bear-Admiral Herbert Micade and Captain the IIan. W. 3. Leveson- Gower; whilst the Earl of Airlie part- nored Mr. II. . B. Hancock against Mr. Lloyd Thomas and Mr. Allan Cameran. 5 YEARS AGO

April 27, 1934. The United States buttle fleat in Belting a new record for transit of the Panama Canal.

The entire fleet of over a hundred ships is expected to be through by inte to-night

Sixteen commercial vessels were held up last night, pending the completion of the passage of the warships..

All other ships, arriving at Colon entrance werd kept to stay out- side all day,

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

the

Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued yesterday says:

Very little interest was shown in the market which continued quiet.

Duyarı

I.K. Tramwaye $16.20 ** China Light, "127ew) #5.15 Macão Electrics #16%%

Centon lees $2

Entertainmente 2015

I.K. Gori, 4% Loan Prem. 3%. (18) Govt. '39% Loan par

Gepers

IK. Docks $16% 31.& 3. Hotele: 311⁄2 11.35, Lande #33% 20 1LX. TramwaJA 11855. China Lights (ola) "48,00

Bater ILKK, Wharvas $100

K. Dock fie

IL Lands $32.00 Dalty Farma Ris. $1 Antimoka Ps. 23 Benguet Consolidated Pr. Coco Grave Pr 30 Demonstrations Ps. 15

P. 53

1.X.

Itegane P. 24

North Camarines Pa .40 Bar Maurick P. United Paracale P. 80

CULTURAL RELATIONS

"The Chinese-Asierlenn Institute of Cultural Relation is organising branch institute, here.

A telegram from Dr. 11. HL Kung, Fresident of the Executive Yuan, concurrently, President of the In- stitute, was "received", heto by Dr. C. T. Wang, Mr. Y. M. Chien, and Mr. P. K. Chiu, expressing his hearty ope proval. It is further learned that the branch institute will convene its first meeting next week..

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