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THREE FOUR-LETTER WORDS, THAT ARE ALL SPELLED WITH THE SAME FOUR LETTERS, ARE MISSING FROM THE UPPER SENTENCE.
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Alor Star Amritsar Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutta
Manchester Branch,
Agencies and Branches:
Karachi
Kobe
Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-
tors
WITH AND DON'T
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
incorporated by Hoyal Charior, 1858. HEAD 'OFFICE: LONDON 38, Bishopsgate, E. G:2. Paid-up Capital ́.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION"
Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up. Reserve Funds?
Sterling.
Hong Kong Currency Re-
Borve
$50,000,000 20,000,000
$ 6,500,000
.£3,000,000
$10,000,00
.£3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.$20,000,00)
.£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE:' HONG KONG,
71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :'
•
Ilollo
Rangoon
Ipoh
Saigon
Seremban
Klang
Shanghai
Singapore
Kuala Lumpu
Sitiawan
Canton
Kuching
Sourabaya
Cawnpore Cobu
Madras
Taiping
Manila
Tientsin
Colombo
Medan
Tongkah
Dolbi
Now York
(Bhukot)
Haiphong
Felping
Tsingtao
Hamburg
(Peking)
Yokohama
Hankow
Penang
Harbin
Hong Kong
Answer to yesterday's puzzle:
{A.W.NUGENTS
CHINA MUST TAKE OFFENSIVE TO DEFEND HANKOW
Hankow, To-day.
Answer to-morrow.
SAG AUKIUSE
I AIN
ROTIDA D.
EYE
ITALY SUSPENDS OFFICIALS
Rome, To-day
The Minister of the Interior has suspended nineteen officials of the Ministry.
A further anti-Jewish decree! has been issued in which it is stated that
controversial cases
Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or aberler perioda at rates which will be quoted on application.
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes
and Trustee business,
claims azid Exccutor
Tax overpaid, Income rocovery
British af forme which may be ascertained at any of Agencies and Branches.
On
ita
Manager.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up. Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profits
Hou.
.$10,000,000.00 5,598,600.00
$2,776,726.76
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG, 10, Des Vaux Road, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Kan Tung Po, Esq., Chief 'Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Mauagar.
BRANCHES AND -AGENCIES:---
Manila Melbourne Nagasaki
Beattle
Yun
T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq., W. H. Look, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq., . Miskin, Esq. Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, K. 8. Morrison, Esq., M. T. Johnson, Eng.,
Hon. Mr. A. D. Bhields, D. C. Edmondston, Esq., Acting Chief Manager.
AMOY
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON
CHEFOO
COLOMBO DALBEN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG
- HANKOW HARBIN HONGKEW ILOILO
IPOH JOHORE KOBE
BRANCHES :— VA
KOWLOON KUALA LUMTUB
Current Accounta
LONDON LYONS INMALACOA
MANILA MUAR (Johore) MUKDEN NEW YORK PEIPING PENANG RANGOON SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE BOURABAYA
SUNGEI PATANI SWATOW TIENTSIN
TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
opened in LocalCurrency
und Fixed Deposits received for shorter periods in Local
Jour
and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date BAFE DEPOSIT BOXEA in various aizes TO LET.
Hong Kong, 26th February, 1988.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND BHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION. Bules may be obtaino
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAY
D. C. EDMONDSTON,
Acting Chief Manager. Hong Kong, lat March, 1987.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
on application. Bir Shou-son Okow, Chairman; Li Koon In order to defend Hankow, the arising in the application of the bun, Esq. Ching Bhek, Esq. Li Lau BANKING CORFORATION.
Tong, Chan Chinese Army must take the offen- legislative, provision for regulat Sang, Eng Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po, sive, according to Chiang Po-li,ing the position of foreign Jews Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Eaq.
in Italy, Libya and the Aegean who returned recently from a Islands, will be settled case by European tour as Chiang Kai-shek's case by decrees of the Minister of the Interior, which will be special personal representative.
Reuter. final. Hankow is difficult to defend "since we have no navy and a But even if small Air Force. the Japanese capture Hankow they cannot hold it as they will then be exposed to attack from the north, south and west.
During the Taiping rebellion, Hankow was lost and recaptured three times.
An offensive
will favour
the Chinese but before we can attack we must have first, artillery, secondly en- gineers, and thirdly, plies.
sup-
Hankow is different to Madrid, being exposed to attack on three sides. We cannot remain on the defensive permanently. ter.
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LOCAL SHARE
Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this morning:-
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1450 b., $1455/-
1470 sa.
INSURANCES
Union Ins. $510 b., $515 sa.
SHIPPING Douglases $71.5. Union Waterboats $9.10 b.
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,
ETC.
H. K. and K. Wharves $131 s.
MINING
Antamoks Ps. 87% sa.
Atoks Pa. :37 sa.
Baguio Gold Ps.. .25 sa. Benguet Consol. Ps. 11.50.8a.
Grove Ps. 42% sa.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Consolidated Mines Pa. .0035 șa.
PILOT ILL
The Imperial Airways plane which was due to leave for Bang- kok this morning, was unable to leave owing to the sudden illness of her pilot.
The malls will be re-opened and the closed at 5 p.m. to-day, and
to-morrow
plane will leave early
LOCAL DOLLAR.
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2%.
in was quoted "Spot" silver London at. 19% and forward at 18-18/16 The
London on New York rate was quoted at £-U.S.$4.82.87.
BAZ T
I. X. L. Ps. .67 sa. San Mauricio Pa. .68 sa.. Suyoc Consol. Ps. 18 sa. United Paracaels Ps. 37 · Ba.
1
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels $7.15.b. - H. K. Lands $88 b.. Humphreys $9.90 b., $10 s3.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
H. K. Tramways $17.40/30 så. Peak Trams (Old) $6% b. China Lights (Old) $11% sa. H. K. Electrics $61 b. Sandakan Lights $0.85-b. Télophones (Old) $26%, b.
STORES, &C. Wm. Powell, Ltd. 75 cts. b.
MISCELLANEOUS
Vibro Piling+$6,85. d) -5%
H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 0%pm. b, H. K. Govt. 84% Loan 1%%pm. Maramana, Inv. (Lon.) s/- 18/6 b..
New York
Samarang Shanghai
gingspore
Sourabaya Swatow
Amoy Batavis :Bombay Caloutta Canton Haiphong Hankow
Osaka
Paris
Felping
Honolulu Kobe
Penang
Rangoon
Sydney Talkoku Tontain
Kowloon London
Saigon....
Takyo
San Frannland:
Vancouver Yokohama
Exchange Every description of Banking and business transnoted. Loans granted an approved Moourition.
Currency Current Accounts" opened in Local
year or and Fixed Deposits received for shorter parlods, in Local and Foreign Curraticies on torms which will be quoted on application.
Brio Dopcals Boxes To Let
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KAN TUNG. PO,
Chial Manager.
Head Office: Hong Kong, 26, Des Voeux Road, Central: Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
Foreign Exchange and every den cription of banking business transacted. Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived rat rates which will be quoted on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under
taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager.
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PAINTS, ENAMELS.
VARNISHES. & SPRAY LACQUERS.
DURABLE & ECONOMICAL
MANUFACTURED BY –
THE NATIONAL LACQUER & PAINT PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
KING'S ROAD, HONG KONG. -TEL, 31601-2
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