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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
ethrried i'valtal
kamen $80,000, 731
kasued arul Bably. Pred up um com $20,10 12,00 Kesatre Frande 2-
wakiog
£8,600,1900
Madam....$44,000,000
Mature Canlility at Prophets... jakarta
BEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORA :-
W. H. Ball. Eaq- Chairman.
J. A. Plummer, Pag. Dapety Chatzman.
B. D. P. Faith, Hag,
A. fi. Compton, Esq.
M. T. Jaknes, Lag.
1. Landar Gawis. Kaq.
ANSY
W. L. Patendao, Zag.
T. R. P, Eco.
T... Shaw, Bay.
J. P. Warren, Esc.
China Macbet
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LONDON
LYONS
MALACOA
MANILA
MOURDEN
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
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CALOUTTA
DANTON
COLOMBO
NEW YORK
DARFOO
MADARARI
PRIPING
PENANG
DAIREY
FOOCHOW
BANGOON
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RAFUONG
SAIGON
HAMBURD
HAN PRANCISCO
RITANGHAL
HANKOW
ZABRIN
BONGXEW
HOLLO
INF
TOHTORE
KORZ
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
MEXDATORE
MOLLHABAYA
SUNGE PATAN TIRNTAIN
TOX YO
TRINGTAO YORGIANA
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shortse parinda in Loral Currency and Sterling term which w0) he cunted on expilestion. Hong Kong, 10th November, 124,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
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KONG
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BANKING CORPORATION.
A. C. HENES.
Chief Ma
Rong Kong, 184 September, 1927,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL - MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
BANKERN
EatsMished 1824 Hong Kong on:-24 Queen's Road Central. Authorised Caglielm. Builifesu 180,000.000-
(212,500. Port-Cp Capital Quark $0.70.000. Herra Pund ............. Guilders 40.000.000.
[21,333,335,1
Bead Gilion:-(ABISTERDAM) Eastern Brad DATAVIA.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE) LONDON, Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve. Liability of Proprie
tora ***
.£3,000,000 .24,000,000
• £3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
ALE STAR
(Malay on)
AMRITHAIL
DANOZDR BATAVIA BOMBAT CALCUTTA CANTON UAWNPORE
GERO
COLOMBO
DAINEN (Dalny,
South Manchuria) DELHI
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
HANKOW
HARDIN
BỒNG XUN
[OES
IN. Manchuring
KARACHI
KLANO
KOBE
KUALA LUMPUR
RUCHING
SLABRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PEKINO PENANG PESHAWAR RANODON HAIGON SEMARANG HEREMBAN SIA SORAL SINGAPORE SOHRABAYA TAIPING
(2.31.8.3 TAVOY TIENTSIX TOKYO TONOKALI [D?«k«t} THINOTAO YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
THE CHINA
MAIL.
INSTONE BREWER
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE.
Mr. and Mrs. Brewer wore out, he sent the balance sheet to the
Barrister Faces Charges printers by messenger, asking for
Of Perjury & Larceny
LAUGHTER IN COURT
a proof. The proof was received one or two days later, and after checking the Chinese part of the balance sheet he showed the proof to Mrs. Brewer. The auditor's signature was not on that proof.
Mr. P. C. Leo, formerly secre- tary of the Instone Banking Cor-
Some Alterations poration, in liquidation, gave av!-
Later Mrs. Brewer sent for wit- dence before Mr. A. W. G. H.
ness and questioned him about Grantham, on Saturday, 'in the case the alterations in the two items in which Mr. Noei Instone Brewer, previously referred to and he told former President of the Bank; is her that they were made by the offences auditor. and General charged with alleged
then told Witness was Banking business transacted.
under the Perjury and Larceny to telephone for Mr. Li Tung and Current Accounts opened and Fix-Ordinances, In connection with the latter came round ed Deposits received for 1 year or the financial position of the Bank. Mrs. Brewer. shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
KUALA KANGSAR
Persh (PMB)
Foreign Exchange
(Philippion Islandu)
A. H. FERGUSON,
Hong Kong, 8th January, 1920.
THE HO HONG BANK; LTD. (Established 1917.)
Mr.
the
and saw
DEARER COAL
"No Further Nonsense From Lloyd George"
London, Saturday. While Mr. Lloyd George is credited with the. Intention of the
conducting a crusade during Recess, against the "Dearer Coal"
Bill, Labour members express satis
faction at the cessation of Govern- ment consultation with the Liberals as regards the coal mining bill.
The "Daily Herald" says it is voic. Ing the sentiments of the Labour supporters throughout the country In asking the Government to stund no further nonsense from Mr. Lloyd George, but to go to the country at the earliest possible moment, and ask for a majority. The news paper concludes by suggesting as the Labour New Year motta "Got ready for a General Election."
Concessions Forecast
Reuter.
Rugby, Saturday.
It is anticipated that there will committee stage in the House of be many close divisions during the Commons of the Government's Coal Mines Bill, which was passed on the second reading by a majority ofj eight.
Replying to
Somerset Finally Mrs. Brewer handed the Fitzroy, Assistant Attorney-Gon-proof back to witness and he saw Manager. eral, Mr. Leo said that as secre- then that the auditor's signature tary of the bank it was his duty was on it. Then witness asked to keep the minute book.
three directors who were at the bank to sign alao. After that he Mr. Fitzroy "réferred to meeting of June 8, 1928, and wit could not remember if he return- |ness sald that he believed that hoed the proof to Mrs. Brewer, or
The "Times" states that the was present at that meeting, and kept it himself, or took it to the Government are prepared to make $20,000,000 remembered that a balance sheet printers. He had been to the substantial concessions on the mar-
8,000,000 was approved at that meeting. A printers several times, but could keting asction of the bill, 4,000,000 document produced by Mr. Lot remember for what purpose.
The "Dally Herald" fears that: 4,000,000 Filzroy was Identified by Mr. Leo
On a subsequent date. about the protracted proceedings in com-1 2,210,000 as the balance sheet
which was June 11 or 12 a number of proofs. Imittee may hold up business. to HEAD OFFICES: SINGAPORE. placed before the meeting, and between 10 and 20 were received such an extent as to endanger the Branches, Agencies and Correspon-witness said that he saw the from the printers. dents in the principal cities of the directors sign It,
Government's legislative proposals. The minutes
Authorised
CAPITAL.
Issued
Paid-up
Reserve Liabilities
Shareholders
Surplus ..
world.
Every description of Banking and said that the balance sheet was first sont the balance sheet to the Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOI,
Manager. fiong Kong, 15th May, 1929,
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO)
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formora.
to be printed.
The Handwriting Witness bellezed that the minutes were in the handwriting of Mr. Brewer, who signed it. I was such a long time ago thai witness could not remember clear- ly if he had actually seen Mr Brower writing the minutes. He thought that it was written after the meeting. Mr. Leo was unabis to say, who eventually returned the minute book to him. He agreed with Mr. Fitzroy that it Maket. Neale, schikt. Talaber, Zalzan, was usual to write up the minutes
at the meeting.
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
༥
Central Bank in Formona Basis-Note lead Average amount...Y, 45,000,000 ERANCURS AND AGENCIES:
JAPAN (~Tokyo, Tolobams. Kobe, Uraka.
· FORMOSA :—Giran, Kag Karvake, Bacions,
Toen. Helto. C11NA-banghai. Hotow. Amoy.
Hataw Chiton.
Mageme гин Pataria, floubey, Goudou, New York, Dairen
LONDON BANKEDS.
BRANCH-Bandlines Daudong"), Bombay-UTRERS-Hong Kong.
Celmutta, Charlbon. Djember, Printe inkarte) Tha Laquo*), Judileb. Koha. Kota Radja. Makasarz, Madun. Padang Pulombana.
Elotlander't.
Plenk
SMETTATONIA, Shalithal, Sibley
Foochow
Next Mr. Fitzroy made refor. Bourabaya,
Clouence to the meeting of June 18, 1928, and naked "Was the book out of your possession between June 8 and 187"
Peksionin Penang. The Louden Conaty Watininar wat Pr' Bank, The Bank he Correpondents in all the pein Sipor Boerabala opal Command Cels throughout the world. Boskaria (Bolo, Tag, Tülstiep
E. NAGURA, and Waltevreden.'s
"Thane offiema haya onde denceis bezwe to jak. London Packers:--National Provincial Bank Ltd.
Chandene all over the world
Bayking buineu si atury description treasured.
P. M. ELBENG
Gang Rang, 27th May, 1929. |
Мальцет.
BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.
Aangkok Battambang Hue Cantha
Soberribed Capital Frg. 72,000,000,00 Paid.Un Capital...Fra. 68,400,000.00 Renerve Funde.... Frs.182,000,000.00 BRANCHES:
Hong Kong Quinhon
Saigon Mengtze Shanghal Nam Dinh Segapore Neumea Thanhea Tientsin Peking Tourane Pnom Penh Vịnh Pondicherry Yunnanfu DANKERS:
Canton
Diibanti
Port-Bayard Pancete
Hainhang
Hrokaw
Hanoi
IN FRANCE Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais:
Credit Industriel et Commercial; So- ciete Generale.
HONG KONG BRANOM:
14. 284. Yorua Road Canical, Hong Kong, 10th January, 1933,
Munger.
Witness: I can't remember, but most times the book was in my a drawer of possession, kept in my desk. If at any time the book was not with me, then it would
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. be with Mr. Brewer. I never gave
It to anyone else.
Established 1912.
Ifend Office:-Hong Kong.
Authorised Capital (.E. Currency)...@11,000,000 Paid Up Caplia! 8,184,200 Hesurr Fund
600,000
BLANCHEN:
Canton Hhanghai, Hankow, Swatow, Bangkok, New York sad Bad Fraccisco
LONDON BANKERS :--
The Lloyd's Bank Limited. Correspondanta in all principal riles of the
World.
Perigo exchange and banking business of svery desorption "trasted.
Bals Depeat Bozen (various sizonį ak ́n gauzīj cental of 'from 35 10 $10.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th February, 1927.
THE BANK OF CHINA,
行銀國中
Taken back to the balance sheet, the witness said that after it was approved at the meeting of June 8. some of the Directors said that as the majority of shareholders were Chinese, the balance sheet ghould be in Chinese as well as In English.
Mr. Fitzroy: Whom do you take
orders your
from? Generally from the Board of Directors. It was at the meeting that I was told to put the balance sheet in Chinese also.
You mean that the English was to be translated into Chinese?— Yes.
"Sundry Creditors" Answering other questions. Mr. Leo said that the meeting was
Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas: Specially Authorised by Presidential
Mandate of the Republic of China
on the 22nd of November, 1917.) most likely held on the afternoon of June 8. Usually the directors' . $60,000,000.00
meetings were held in the after 18,278,600,00
Witness started to trans- 9,629,425.24 noon.
late the balance sheet Into Chin-
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England. td: Comptoir National d'Escompte
Paria: Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.: French American Banking Cor "oration; Guaranty Trust Co. New York.
Interest allowed an Current Ac-
roanta and Fixed Parasite according
to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchango Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1029,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
•
Established 1880,
Authorised Capital Faid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all over
ese on the following day (a Satur. day). He did not understand some parts of the balance sheet. so he asked the Bank auditor, Mr.
China and Correspondents in Europe, Li Tung, to assist him. One, of
By Mr. Fitzroy: When witness
printers on June 9 the Report of the Directors was not on the hack of it. He remembered, however, that another typewritten paper was sent in company with the bal- ance sheet.
The First Proof The proofs witness received subsequently from the printers contained the corrections made on the first proof. They were clean proofs, so witness sent one to ench of the Hong Kong sharehold- ers of the bank together with let ters inviting thom to
attend a meeting. This would be about June 12 or 13. Witness did not show
Discussing the demands for changes in bill "The Herald" says that some of these come from cer- tain of the Government's sup- porters, and adds: "Doubtless there will be overtures and conversations and, perhaps, before these are be- gun, the Government will be able to satisfy itself and its opponents on the disputed question of whether there is or is not existing statutory p wer to compel amalgamatious among colliery companies.---British Wireless Service.
FREE TRADE
any of the proofs to Mr. Brewer Deputation Meets The
before sending them to the share- holders.
Mr. Fitzroy: Why not?-I am under the impression that he was Ill for a few days about that time and did not attend office.
The general meeting, witness said, was held on June 18, 1928, in the bunk,
Chancellor
Rugby, Saturday. The Chancellor of the Exchequar and the President of the Board of Trade received a deputation from the Free Trade Union yesterday. The deputation urged the import- ance of a reduction of tarifs, with a view to facilitating international trade. Both Ministers dispersed their sympathy and agreement with the views and arguments placed be-
Directors' Room At the Before the meeting some of the directors gathered in the witness's room and he told them that the Chairman (Mr. Brewer) was ill and there would be no fore them-British Wireless Ser- one to preside. In the Board vice. Room it was suggested to elect an acting Chairman, but none elected and the meeting was ad- journed until the Chairman re- covered.
Was
Laughter in Court Replying to Mr. Brower, wit- ness said that he made an entry in the minutes book concerning that meeting.
BERLIN'S POVERTY
City In A Financial Tangle
Berlin, Saturday. The Berlin Municipal Council has granted six million marks as a special Christmas bonus to the anemployed, despite the Burgomaster's warning that the Treasury is empty.
The "City of Berlin" has now got
Asked to read it, witness read to the effect, that the meeting was held in the absence of the Chair- man who was ill. The accounts were unanimously passed, two lato such a financial tangle, that the and Provincial Governor of Brandenburg then the meeting was adjourned hos placed its finances under State until a "suitable date" on account supervision. The Council cannot spend money without the Governor'a sanc- of the Chairman's illness.
tion.-Router.
directora
were
re-elected,
Mr. Fitzroy: You have said that
there was no meeting on the 18th, please explain why that entry was made.
Witness caused some laughter when he replied that those two re- solutions were meant to be propos- was adjourned, the resolutions were meeting proper was held on July meant to be adjourned, too! The
21, 1928.
America and other parts of the world, the items that witness could noted that day, and when the meeting
London Bankers: The National translate into Chinese was "Sun Provincial and Union Bank of Eng- dry Creditors."
land, Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
New York Bankers:-The Irving National Bank.
It was after the meeting on the previous day that he (witness) discovered that he could not trans- late the balance sheet, so on the journed until this afternoon.
At this point the caso was The Equitable Trust Company of Saturday morning he rang up the Interest allowed on Current Ac. auditor and asked him to come to counts and Fixed Deposits.. Terms on the bank. This would be at about application.
10 a.m., and Mr. Li Tung came soon after.
New York
Every description of Banking Busi- nces transacted.
Loans granted on approved secur.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 || ities. Reserve Fund
Alexandria
Mr. Li Tung and witness wrote the Chinese translation together.
Yen 108,600,000 Special facilities far Home Ex- They were alone. The translation
Head Ofoe-YOKOHAMA,"
Branches and Agencies at:
yugoya Newchwang *New York
Osaka
Batavia Bombay Buenos-Ayres (Temporarily closed).
Calcutta
Peking
Rangoon Elo de Janeiro Balgon
Fenation (Mukden) Beattle
Hankow
Earbin
change.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
was completed on the Saturday morning. Then a new copy of the balance sheet was typed out and the Chinese translations of the Various items were written on the
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD: left side of the document by the
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG, 10. Des Voeux Road Central,
Hong Kong
Authorised. Capital Paid-Up Capital Велетта
typist The typist handed the clean copy to witness in the pre- sence of Mr. Li Tung and two of the directors, who happened to be $10,000,000
5,000,000 at the bank. They all examined 1,500,000 the balsnes' sheet.
BRANCHES AND, AGENCIES — Batavia Melbourne San Francisco Bombay Nagasak Seattle Calcutta New York Semarang Cantón Osaka
Canton
Changshan
Daire (Dalay}
San Francisco
Hamburg
Semarang
Shanghai
Shimona o
Bong Kong
Singapore
Зостабала
Eydney
Tientsin
Roba A
Tokyo:
Robe 27 Perang
Londen
*Teinenfa
Kowloon Rangoon
Los Angeles
„Taingkan
Lyona
Manila Shanghai
Manlis'
Correspondents
Honolulu Kal Yuen
Karach
Haiphong Paris
Honolulu Peiping
Singapore Sourabaya
Sydney Talpas Tientsin London de Balgon - Tokyo
Got the world?
dasci
all principal
The Balance Sheet Afterwards witness wanted to show the balance sheet to Mr. Brewer or his wife but found that they were both not there. The reason witness wanted to show. the balance sheet was because during the translation into. Chin ese the auditor had cut out two lines.
They were W and Issued Capital
Loana Unallotted barver, 1041,230,
The two ems, were incl
fitness four
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