THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6, 1937.
PRICES SOAR BELGIAN BANK
IN FRANCE CONTROVERSY
Paris, Saturday.
Brus
of
Saturday.
Further increases in the An extraordinary meeting of prices of foodstuffs in France shareholders were announced to-day.
Beginning to-day, the price of bread will be 2.60 francs in stead of 2.40 francs, and milk will cost 1.70 francs as com- pared with 1.50 francs, per litre.
Butter has also been increased in price from 12 to 13 francs per lb.
the Belgian National Bank ended here yester- day evening with acceptance of the project for revision of the statutes of the Bank-
Rexist shareholders again sub- mitted a number of motions, in which they demanded, inter alia, reduction of salaries of directors. The motions were all rejected.
It is announced that the in- It will be recalled that a Cabinet crease in milk and butter prices crisis was brought about recently has been necessitated by the un-by accusations levelled by the Re- usual drought of the past week, xists. (Belgian Fascists) that the which has retarded the growth Bank's affairs were being mis-
managed-Trans-Ocean of pasture-Trans-Ocean.
NEW OPPORTUNIHY STAMPEDE ON
FOR NAVAL PROMOTION
London, Saturday.
A
of
The Admiralty announce revised regulations under which men the seamen and communication branches on the lower deck may rise to commissioned rank in the executive branch.
B.I. BOAT AT KOBE
Kobe, Saturday.
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Boyal Chars
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
38, Bishopsgate, E Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
*$50,000,000-
ssued and Fully-Paid
Sterling
6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency
*£3,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000
Reserve
$10,000,000
Beserve Liability of Pro-
$20,000,00
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Manchester Branch, 71. Mosley Street, Manchester. Agencies and Branches:
Alo Star Amir
Bangkok
Batavia Bombay Calcutta.
Canton
Bailo
Kamoki.
ala Lumpur
Kushing
Cawnpore
3fndras.
Medan
New York:
Colombo
Hanbur
Được Bonit
Rangoon
Foreign Exchange and. Gaascal. Banking, businoes transacted...
Current Acccente opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter perioda at, zates which will be quoted on spplic
The-Bank's Bend Office
of British Incoros
De.
W. ROBERTS,
Manager
Hong Kong, 1st January, 193
minute decisions to evacu-THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, ETD. resulted in a general stampede
$10,000,000.00 $ 5,598,600.00
3.2776,726:76
by over 800 Chinese this after-Authorised Capital noon to board the s.s. The new regulations are design-which left at 4 p.m. for China.
Shirala Paid-up Capital
Reserve and Undivided
Profits ed to increase the number of offi- cers recruited from that source by giving greater facilities to men of the lower deck to reach the stand ards laid down for officers-Brit-ing a rush to catch the boat.
Ish Wireless.
TWO DESTROYERS
LAUNCHED
London, Saturday.
Messrs. Vickers Armstrong to- day launched from their naval yard at Walker-cn-Tyne, the two destroyers Eskimo and Mashona The two vessels were put into the_water_within ten minutes
Both are of the large Tribal class of 1,850 tons displacement, with turbine engines to develop 44,000 horsepower-British Wire- Tess.
when carloads of Chinese appeared The ship was just about to sail
at the wharf, the occupants mak-
The ship was delayed for over two hours. Our Own Correspon dent. 3
THE WING ON BANK. LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:— Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des-- cription of banking business transact-
ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened Mixed Deposits re ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP : GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager
HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG. 10. Des Fahrt "Boad, Central...
BOARD OF DIRECTORS- Eou. Sir Shou-som "Chow, Chairman; Li' Koon Chum, Faq PE. Kwok, Eng.. Wong Imp Sang Bag Wong Chu San, Esq. and Kan Ying Fo, Esq. Fing Bing. Wahi, Esq...
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Every description
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KAN TING
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONGL
"BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
G. Miskin, Esq., Chairzuan.
Hon. Mr. M. 1. Johnson,
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J.. K. Bessfeld, Esq., TS. Morison, Esq.. A. EL. Compton, Esq... Hon. Mr I. 3. Paterson.
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