1939-06-12 — Page 23

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NEWS OF THE DAY

IN PICTURES

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FROM FAR AND NEAR

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1039,

HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE

Government House Birthday Party

BANK NOTICES

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,

Authorised Capital

'old-up Capital

Reserve and Undivided

Profita

$10,000,000.00 $5,500,000.00

$ 2,063,932,01

HEAD OFFICE)-BONOKONG 10, Des Voeux Road, Central BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Bir Shouton Chow, Chairman. Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Bang, Esq,

Wong Chu Son, Esq.

1. K. Kwok, Eng.

Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Pa, Esq. Chang Chung Shick, Eay,FungPing Wah, Laq. KAN TONG 1o, Eia, Chiet Manager. LI THE FONO, ́Esq, Manager, ' BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Beattie

Amoy Balavia

-

Bombay Calcutta Haiphong

Mantia Melbourne

Nagasaki New York Paris I'ciping Penang

Semarang. Shanghaf Bingapore Sourabaya Bwntow

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated,by itзyal Charter 1853

Pald-up Capital of Proprietors £3,000,000

taserve Liability of Reserve Fund

"

£2,000,000

..... 43,000,000

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

18 Blahopegato, 6.C.1. Rub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, I, C. 3. West End franchi 14/16, Cockspur Street, B.W.1. Manchester Branch:

*** 07, Morley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BILANCHES:

Ilankow

Hankow

Alor Star Amritsar Bangkok Datgyia Banibay Calcutta

Rangoon

Harbin

Balgon

Hongkong

Seremban

Shanghai

Ipoh

Singapore

Karnchl

Siuawan

Itonolulu

Sydney

Agencies:

Kland

Kabe

Rangoon

Ticntain

Cilva

Koba

Sourabaya Taiping

Kowloon

Salcon

Vancouver

Street

Kuala

'Tientsin

London

San Francisco

Fairlin

Lumpur

Tongkatı

Every description of Banking and Ex- chango business transacted. Loans grant- Canton ed an approved securities.

IPtaco

Kuching

(huket)

Madras

Tringlaa

Cawnpora

Montlo

Yokohama

Medan

New York

Pelping

(Peking)

A section of the guests who attended the King's Birthday Party at Government House recently.

Staf Photographer,

H.E. the Governor shakes hands with Mr. P. C. Potts at the Birthday Party.-Staff Photographer,

In foreground is Mr. Roland Sander, followed by Mr. and Mrs. W. McKiernan.

At extreme loft

are Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Chen.-Staff Photographer,

Several of the guests on their way to the garden at the Govern- ment House Party-Ming Yuen.

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- Cebu rency and Fixed Deposits received for Colombo

Dell one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will Haiphong be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

Banking Business transacted. KAN TONG PD,

Manager.

More Water Stored

Island Reservoirs Lovel

At End Of May

All the island reservoirs and two of the five on the mainland werd level at the end of May, necording to the monthly water returns just Issued.

The total storage on the island re-

Hamburg

Penang

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

and General

_CURRENT__ACCOUNTS opened, and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Ons Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be qualed on Application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest | allowed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Icad Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business. and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies de Branches..

IL A CAMIDGE,

Manager

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Steamship

"SIKIANG"

7*AEO/30

on

servoirs at that time was 2,302.55 Haiphong, arrived Hongkong

Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via million gallons, as against 1,553.37 Thursday the 8th June, 1930, million gallons in May last year.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception The consumption of filtered water of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables In the City and I disirlet during are being landed and clored into the the month mounted' to 474.90 million Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon gallons, including 00.01 millon gai Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kaw- lons from the mainland. This was loon, whence delivery may be obtain-

cd immediately after landing. by an estimated population of 550,000!

All claims must be sent in to me at the rate of 27.0 gallons per head on or before 17th Junc, 1030, or they per day, compared with 400.14 will not be recognized, million gallons consumed by 445,000 Damaged Packages will be examin- people at 34 gallons per head pered by the Company's Surveyor day in May, 1938.

Measts-Goddard and Douglas in the of the Consignees at 10.00 presence Consumption of water in villages a.m. on Wednesday, 14th June, 1939.

lam. came to 19.53 million gallons, as

Consignees must have a Revenue against 10.74 million gallons last Omeer in attendance when any duti- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

year.

On the mainland, the total storage was 2,001.55 million gallons, com- pared with 1,016.09 million gallons by us In any case whatever. in May last year. Excluding Lai Chi Kok Waterboat Dock, the consump- tion of Altered water in Kowloon

No Fire Insurance will be effected

and New Kowloon amounted to 327.76 million gallons by an estimat- population of 500,000 at the rate

ed

R. ONL Agent,

Hongkong, 8th June, 1939.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

of 21.1 gallons per head per day. This compared with 315.31 million gallons by 300,000 people at the rate Steamship of 26.8 gallons per head per day in May last year.

Waterboat Dock

"ATBOS II" 16*A/30

on

Bringing Curgo from Marseilles via Salgon, arrived Hongkong Consumption of altered water at Wednesday, 7th June, 1939. Lai Chi Kok Waterboat Dock was Consignees are hereby informed 10.21-million gallons, as against-10.87 that their.. eds with the exception.

goods million gallons, while 10.40 million of Opium, Treasure and Valuables gallons of unfiltered water (in- are being landed and stored into the dependent supplies) were consumed Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon In the villages, as against 9.12 Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- million gallons.

loon, whence delivery may be ob-

tained immediately after landing, Whereas there was a constant sup-| All claims must be sent in to me ply on both the Island and the on or before 17th June, 1930, or they Mainland in 1030, only 10 hours in will not be recognized.) the first twelve days and 15 hours! Damaged Packages will be examin- thereafter were provided in May lasted by the Company's Surveyor Messrs: Goddard and Douglas in The reports from the Government the presence of the Consignees at Bacteriologist and Analyst shew that 10,00′ a.m, on Tuesday, 13th June, the quality of the water in the island) 1030. reservoirs was very good while that Consignece must have a Revenue of the mainland was excellent.

Ofeer in attendance when ang dutiable goods are examined by the The rainfall in Inches recorded Company's Surveyors. during the past month was: Botanical No Fire Insurance will be effected Gardens, 23.79; Tylam Tuk 18.24; by us in any case whatever. Tytam, 20.34; Wong Nel Chong, 18.57: Pokfulam, 19.62; Aberdeen, 19.03; Royal Observatory, 20.005;

R. OHL. Agent. Hongkong, 7th June, 1939.

Sing Mun No. 1, 20.05; Shing Mun No. 2, 23.37; Shing Mun No. 3, 21.03; Kowloon No. 4, 21.42; Shek Li Pui month. No. 5; 10.52 Taipo, 20.78; Fanling, From the beginning of the year to 17.67; Un Long 14.30; Tal Lam the end of May the total rainfall Chung. 18.03; Shing. Mun Catch-recorded by the Royal Observatory water No. 1, 6.08. The last item was was 41.445 inches, as against 21.343 recorded in the last six days of the for. the same period last year.

Mr. Eric Himsworth (contro) and other guests at the Government House Birthday Party-- Staff Photographer,

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