1939-05-17 — Page 35

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NEWS OF THE DAY AN PICTURES

FROM FAR AND NEAR

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17; 1039.

HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE

PICTURES OF FIRE DISASTER IN FRENCH LINER

BANK NOTICES

THE CHARTERED BANK OF "INDIA,#AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Boyal Charter 1853 **

BATHE, BANK OF EAST ASIA,

Authorised, Capital Paid-up Capital Magpi Reserve and Undivided

$10,000,000.00

| 8,006,000,00

GABOARD' OF DIRECTORE>~~'{}'

Paid-up Capital 3,000,000 Proâm garaiano, 2,881,022.02. Reserve Zlebility of Proprietors 43,000,000 TUX JUKAD OFFICE) HONGKONG Ieserve and won 13,000,000 ZAR 10.: Des Vogue, Rosa, Central.

HEAD OFFICE:--LONDON, 34 Klahopsgate, v.1. *Sub-Agencies in London: 217/1tz, Leadenhall Street, 2.0, 3. West End Itranchi 14/18, Cockspor Street, B.15.J.

Manchester Branch"-"

67, Mailey Street, Manchester, 2,

AGENCIES, AND BRANCHESĮ Alor Star Rankow - ** Itangoon Amritsar

Hongkong Beremban

Harbia

Saigon

Bangkok

Datavia

follo

Bhanghai

Bombay

Ipoh.

Calcutta

Karachi

Agencies:

Kirna

Singapore Billawan. Bourabaya-

Cilva

Kobe

Btreat

Kunin

Tientsin

Fairle

Lumpur

Tongkah

Placo

Kuching

(Jhuket)

Canton

Modrat

Taingtoo

Cawnpore

Manila

Yokohama

Cebu

Madan

Colombo

New York

[Dethie

Haiphong

Hamburg

Pelping

(Fexing) Penang

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

Banking Business treninated.

FIXED ACCOUNTS opened and

DEPOSITA récalved for One Year

or shorter perioda. in Local or Olber Cur rencter at rates, which will be quoted on application.

Bir Bhouson Chow, Chairman, ZiKoon Chun. Eig. Li Lan Bang, Tag, “ PK-KWOR, Raqamine - Wong Chu Bon, Bag, Wong Yun Ton, Esq. Kan YingPO, ENG, Chang Chung thax, Esq JungtingWshing, HAN TÖNƏ YU,DERİ, Chiặt Manager, 20 SLITAM, KONO, 89, Manager. ARDMANÇITES AND AGENCIES

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Bombay, Calcutt

Melbourne

Nagasaki New York

Halphong Parts Fijazikone-way Palping - Alfonolulu Penang. .1

Kobela

Nangoon

Howloon i Balgun

| Londonere. ¿Ban Francisco

Benitle

Bemarang

Shanghai Bingapore Bourabaya Swetow

Bydney Tentain

Vancouver

Every describtion of Banking and Ex- change, business transacted.. Loans grant-- ed on approved, securities,

Current Agbočita oparied in Local Cur

·roney...and “ Fixed » Deposita recoived .. bie one year or shorter perioda in LoČKI KAD Foreign Currencies on terms which will

que Q Applications. Bata Deposit Boxes, To Let

Dag money, KAN TONGO 'PO,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LEIITED,

Head Omce-15, Gracechnich Bireet,

-London, Kas.

£3,000,000

BAVINGS, also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rater obtainable un'application. Thio Bank's Head Office in London undertakes ́Executor & Trustee business. and claims recovery of Britials Income Authorised Capital Tax overpaid, on ferms which may be Subscribed Capital ascertained at any of its Agencies & Paid-up Capital Branches,

Reserve Fund and Rest I A CAMIDGE,

BANKERS1 The Bank of England & Midland Blank, Ltd.

Mausger

BRANCHED:-

Ipoh Kuantan Handy

1,800,000

3,050,000

Porang

Bangkok

Madras

Bombay Calcutta

New York

Colombo.

Karachi

Rangoon

Delhi Gallo

Kela Bharu

Kuala Lipi

Sumta

AN AERIAL VIEW of the French liner Paris which, after fire had raged in her all night, capsized at Le Havre. Firemen are still at work on her side, with hoses stretching from the quay.

FIREBOATS alongside the burn. ing ship before she turned over.

She

was preparing to sail to America when the fire started.

JACK DENNY, comedian, arrivin from Hollywood, to answer a He was fined $10,000 and

Newark, NJ airport, charge in New York. uspended sentence of a

UFS

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In Spain la Alcxander W. Weddell, above.

Ho has been Ambassador to

Argentine Blace 1933.

THE PARIS, into which thousands of gallons of water had been poured, llating heavily. Two men were killed.

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;

Count the TELEGRAPHS" everywhere

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;;

HOTELS

LIMITED.

A

In association with the Grand Hotel das Wagons Lits, Paking

DANCE COMPETITION

Three Couples Qualify

For Final

Bhanghial

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Kuala Trengganu (

HONGKONG BRANCH Exchange Business transacted.

Every description, of Banking

TRUSTEE AND ́EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.

and

Though the crowded attendance Hongkong presaged a big entry, only four Howrah couples were sumclently courageous to compete in the first heat of the "Garden of

of the Moon" dance com- petition, which was held in the Root Garden of the Hongkong Hotel at tea time yesterday. Of these couples Interest - allowed on Current Accounta three were chosen to contest | the and Fixed Deposits at fates that may be finn), which will be held in the Grillascertained on appileation. Room of the Hongkong Hotel on May

D. BENSON,

21 at 5 p.m.

The competition is being conduct-

Manager.

cd by Warner Bros., whose film, PICKPOCKETS THEFT

"Garden of the Moon," will open at

the King's Theatre on May 20. Mr.

J. H. Odell, Warner Bros. repre- Worked Among Crowd At

sentative in Hongkong, supervised last night's heat, for which Art Car- neria and his orchestra provided the music.

Ambulance Display

For the theft of 20 cents from the The competition is being judged pocket of Wong Sun-wing, 20, shop by Messrs. C. T. Wu and T. C. Kan, foki, at the navy ground, Causeway Hongkong dancing teachers,

Bay on Monday Li Chi-ming, 18, Those who qualified last night unemployed, was sentenced to four were. Mra, R. N. Hargreaves and months' hard labour, and recom Mr. G. W. Cole, Mrs. V. Mitchell mended for banishment by Mr. T. J. and Mr. H. Philips, and Mr. and Houston at the Central Magistracy Mrs L. G. Buckle.

yesterday.

Second and third heals will be

held in the Root Garden on May 18 Sat. H. A. McKay said El had two and "May. 19. Winners of the previous convictions and had recent- will each receive a silver cup pre-ly come out of gaol. sented by the Hongkong, and Shang-

hai Hotel Ltd., and will be the The theft took place during the in-

guests of Warner Bros., First Na-spection of the St. John Ambulanco Tonal Inc., at the premiere, of the Brigade.

Dim. The first prize will be pre- sented by the management of the

IN GEO

ROBDED IN G.F.O.

Hongkong Hotel, the second by: the Mr. A. G. Squibbs, of Tak Shing: King's Theatro and the China Street,, Kowloon, was robbed of a Emporium, and the third (two silver wallet containing $50 and private cups) by the Hongkong Bowling papers while buying stamps In the Alleys.

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