1939-11-13 — Page 17

NEWS OF THE DAY Hongkong

IN

PICTURES

FROM FAR AND NEAR PHOTONEWS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1930.

HAPPENINGS

AS SEEN

BY

THE CAMERA'S EYE

LIKE TO MAKE A FOURSOME?

If a member of the Highgate Diving Club asks you this, be careful how you answer, for his idea of a "foursome” may be the remarkablo dive you see above. The Club members will give an exhibition of diving during the England-Denmark swimming con. tests at the Empiro Pool. On the left you see how the divers aro linked together as they leave the board during the "foursome."

BANK NOTICES

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853 Pald-up Capital

*****,000,000 neserve ability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. 29 shopsgate, 1.0.a. Sub-Agencies in Londoni 117/1X, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3.

West End Branch 10/18, Carksper Street, 8.W.1. Manchester Branchi

57, Mosley trost, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Star Amritsar

Bangkok Batavin

Hartin

Hongkong

прод

Iloilo

Karachi.

Kitty

Agencies: Kabe

Bombay Calcutta

Clive Street Kuala

Fairle Place Lumpur Canton

Madras

Bangoon Salgon Semarang Beremban Ahanghal Bingapore Sitiawan Sourabaya

Kuching

Talping Menuin

Cawnporo Cebu Colombo Delal

Manila

Tongkah

(huket)

Medan

Tinsteo

New York Felping

Yokohama

Haiphong tamburg Hankow

texing) Penang

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General 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 obtainable on application.

The Bank's Head Office in London

undertaken Executor & Trustee business. and claima recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branches,

A. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

Envoy To Manchukuo

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised, Capital Paid-up Capital... Reserve and Undivided "*'*'

Pronta

$16,000,000.00

| 4,008,300.00-

HEAD OFFICE)-HONGKONG 10, Des Voeux Road, Centrál.

DUARD OF DIRECTORS-

Sir Shouton Chow, Chairman. L Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Bang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq.

Wong Chuo

Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Fo. Chan Ching shek, Esq. Funging Walesq.

KAN TONG PO, Est, Chiet Manager. LI THE FONG, EIQ, Manager.

Manila Melbourne

- PRANCHES AND AGENCIES: Amox

Batavia Bombay Calculta

NOEK

Haiphong Hatikow Honolulu

New Parla

Teiping

Penang

Rangoon

Saiton

Kobe Kowloon

London

San Francisco

Seattle

BemaranIg

Shangtial Singapore Sourabaya Bwnlow Sydney

Tientsin

* Vancouver

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

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencles on terms which will be quoted on application.

Sale Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONO PO,

chiel Manager.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Steamship

Bringing Curgo from Marseilles via Saigon,

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Although Haly had no trade with whart and Godawn Co..

Ltd., Kow Manchukuo prior to the joint com loon, whence delivery may be oblain- mercial treaty, her tende with thated immediately after landing, country had now attained consider- nble proportions, said the Italian Minister to Manchukuo, Signor Luigi Cortese, when he passed through Hongkong yesterday in an Italian

iner.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 18th November, 1939, 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 the consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 13th November,

The Minister, who is returning to Manchukuo, after leave in Europe, was the first Italian Minister appoint- 1030. ed to the country following allan recognition. He was accompanied by

Consignees must have a Revenue

his wife and daughter Emilla and two Oficer in attendance when any dull- sons, Ennlo and Luchino. They were able. goods are examined by the Com- met on arrival by the Italian Consul-pany's Surveyors.

General, Morquis Melllo.

G.

Pagano di

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

I. OIL

President German Busch, 35-year-old dictator of Bo- livia, shot to death alleged- ly as suicido, in La Paz after attending a birthday party for his brother-in-law, Kavichi Scito, a JapanesO, Official version was he was suffering from overwork.

JAPAN MINE MISHAP

Tokyo, Nov. 12. Thirty-eight persons have been killed, 02 injured some of them seri- ously, and 23 are missing as the re- sult of the sulphur mine disaster in Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan. Polsonous gas and snowfall ham- pered the efforts of rescue parties.-- Domei,

"Who's that-your sister?” nowemon asked Simono Simon, right, French screen actress, as she arrived in New York. "That's mother," said actress. "Her namo is Mr. Monique Glorcelli and she lives in Italy."

August Cardinal Hlond, Primato of Poland, arrivos

In Rome to take up residence at Vatican. Agad cleric recently gave strong speech condamning German govern- ment. He remains at Vatican indefin

French Envoy Arrives

On a routine visit to Chungking. the French Ambassador to China, M.

DEFENCE RESERVE POSTS

The following changes in the De- fence Reserve were announced in the Governmnt Gazetic on Saturday:

Emental Bervices to Key Post- Frederick Tyndall.

Key Pozls Joseph Garden Campbell, Henri Cosme, arrived here yesterday Andrew Howie Mcliride, Edgar Thompson, from Shanghal by a Dutch steamer.

He was accompanied by M. M. Beau- will stay in Hongkong before leaving lleux, Secretary of the French Lega for Chungking... tion at Shanghai.

The Ambassador was 'taken off by French naval launch to confer with the Commander-in-Chief of the French Naval Forces in the Far East, Vice-Admiral Decoux.

M. Cosme served brilliantly in the French ranks during the Great War and was awarded the Medallle Mill- taire in 1910, after having made a most dangerous escape from a camp of prisoners in Germany. He also holds the rank of Officer of the Legion

It is not known how long M. Cosme of Honour.

They Smoke at their work-

Belisha Cigarette

METROPOLE

ROOM BATH $6

CENTRIAL

CLEAN

COMFORTABLE!

TRADITIONALLY the smoker is regarded as a

man of calm decision. Britain's war-time leaders are all smokers. Mr. Hote-Bellsha, War Allaister, General Blr. Walter Kirke, Com-. mander-in-Chief of the Home Forces, General Sir Edmund Ironside, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, all smoked as they wont

about their tasks,

P.&O.S.N.Co.

TO

STRAITS, INDIA

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UNITED KINGDOM.

PASSENGERS AND CARGO

SAILING

ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER

also

TWO CARGO SAILINGS

IN

NOVEMBER

B. I. S. N. CO. LTD.

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Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta.

E. & A. S. S. CO. LTD.

Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast of Australia and Tasmania.

ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN,

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notico.

Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present tireumstances sailings are perforce restricted.

For detalls apply to

MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.

Phone 27721.

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