THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 19, 1940.
TROOP BILLETING
IN WINTER
commodation this winter for seme!
BRITISH HOMES WAR NEEDS HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
AS FORTS
BRITONS CAN BE ORDERED to make their The provision of suitable ac home into a fort against enemy attack by an Order 5,000,000 men of the fighting ser- in Council issued under the Defence Regulations. vices is the problem to be solved by the Quartermaster-General's Department at the War Omce. There will be inrge-scale billeting of soldiers on the Inhabitants.
GAOL FOR
Hotels, parish,halls and other pub- MOTHER
lic buildings will have to serve as unit) headquarters.:
Each week this month the num- ber of men registered exceeds the normal pre-war strength of the Regular Army. Barrack accom-
AND SON
OBSTRUCT EXPORTS
THE
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised: Capital
$50,000,000
Issued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
. Sterling
Hong Kong Currency Re
...serve
prietors
.:£ 6.500.000
$10,000.00
........$20,000,00
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: H. V. Wilkinson, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman,
K. 8. Morrison, E. E. Pearce, Esq., C. C. Roberts, Esq., Dodwell, Hon. Mr. A. L. Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.
BRANCHES:-
Rangoon Saigon
Ipoh
Jobora
Sobe
Bombay
Kuwloon
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
San Francisco Shanghai
London
Sourabays
Lyon.
Bungel Patand
THE QUESTION OF THE EX-Reserve Liability of Pro- PORT OF WIRE PRODUCTS TO SOUTH AMERICA WAS RAISED; The Home Secretary can direct IN THE COMMONS YESTER. occupiers of premises "to carry DAY BY COL. BALDWIN WEBD out measures for hindering hostile WHO ASKED THE SECRETARY attack."
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF They can be ordered to clear OVERSEAS TRADE WHETHEP rooms, such as lofts, to prevent HIS. ATTENTION HAD BEEN the spread of fires caused by in CALLED TO THE FACT THAT JE: Bousfield, Esq., cendiary bombs.
ORDERS FOR WIRE NETTINGAI. Compton, Esq., When an order to clear rooms is FROM SOUTH AMERICA WERF Hon. Mr. d. 1. not obeyed, an authorised person BEING LOST TO BRITAIN OW: [6. Miskin, Esq., had to use force" to get it carried ING TO THE PRESENT TEM- 'modation was barely sufficient for servitude was passed at the Old
Sentence of five years' penal out.
The Home Secretary is given EXPORT OF SUCH MATERIAL
PORARY EMBARGO ON our peace-time Army. and is Balley on Rex Wilfred Freeman.
powers to ban or regulate the wholly inadequate now. The pro-21, a railway porter. He was ac-
use of any vehicle on the roado dificulties were being created by Bangkok
The questioner also said further Amor vision of hutted camps at training cused of sticking up labels_giving
New powers centres has not kept pace with the the wavelength of a
to prevent work the fact that German manufact German being interrupted by trade dis- expansion.
turers were guaranteeing delivery Calcutta transmitter masquerading as the putes are given to the Minister of of such materials to South Canton "New British Broadcasting Sta- Labour (Mr. Ernest Bevin). ROBBERY IN
America by autumn
Chiefoo this year. Sarikes and lock-oute can be Would the Secretary make the Daren
Colombo CHATER RD. OFFICE
true position known in Tribunals can be set up to settle
South Foochon His mother, Mrs. Violet Lillan
Haiphong Mr. Shigemoto, of No. 18, Chater Freeman, 52, of Kynaston Road, trade disputes. Terms must not be America and preserve this trade on
for Britain;
Horbin N, was sentenced to 12 months' less favourable than the recognis- Road, has reported that between
Iloilo 5 p.m. on Tuesday and 10.30 a.m.imprisonment for communicating ed terms and conditions, and em-
Mr. Harcourt Johnstone replied yesterday,
Information which
Current Accounts opened in Locat might be of ployers will be ordered to carry that the concentration of the na- of $308 was assistance to an enemy. She was them out. stolen from his office.
tion's war.
Currency and Fixed Deposits received effort during recent said to have told a woman neigh-
Power to refer disputes to the months had resulted in the ine-and other currencies on terms which for one year or shorter periods in Lopal bour about the German station,! Industrial Court vill not be af-vitable curtailment of exports o will be quoted on application. and later gave her a slip of paper Departures from rules or cus-that in the near future the posi-BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
wire products but it was hoped ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT giving its wavelength.
toms regarding any job may be tion would become easier.
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940. recorded.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
a sum
CHANG
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It was alleged that when ques- ioned by the police, Mrs. Free- The Home Secretary now has Iman shouted, "Why should we not power to discharge and release on
tell people where to get the truth?, licence prisoners, and convicts, There will be more justice when Hitler comes."
SHEEP EVACUEES
The evacuation of nearly 100,000) sheep from the vulnerable Rom- ney Marsh area of Kent is almost complete. Many animals of the world-famous Romney Marsh breed have been requisitioned by
he Government after
being selected and valued by experts. They have been distributed among 12 counties.
the
While the majority of breeding stock have been moved, about 150,000. sheep, mainly fat-
ening stock, have been left to be! slaughtered when required. Re- moval of stock from other vulner-| able areas will have to be consi- dered as the military situation Idemands.
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LOCAL SHARES
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1305
$1310 sa:
b.
INSURANCES Canton Ins, $193 b. Union Ins. $400 b., $405 s. China Underwriters $1 s. H.K. Fire Ins. $150 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,
ETC.
Providents $4.20 b.
* MINING H.K. Mines 14cts, s.. LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H.K. and S. Hotels $3.45 b.,
$3.60 s.
b.
HK. Lands $30 Humphreys $7.15. b. H.K. Realties $3.40 b..
PUBLIC UTILITIES
"I have been informed tha offers for delivery in Octobe have been made by Germany but it seems hard to bellovr that such offers can, in the ligh of circumstances, be taken sor lously."
Nevertheless action is bein
Malacca Blanila
Muar (Johore
Mukden
New York
Priping Pensand
Swatow
Tientala
Tokyo
Tsingtao
Yokohama
AND
conducted by the HONG KONG AND The Businces of the above Bank is SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG Laken
to keep before South SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, American purchasers the ability
V. M. GRAYBURN, of this
Chief Manager, country to manufactur and deliver a very wile range o
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937. their normal requirements." Reuter.
CIGARS FOR BOARD ROOM TABLE
A
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Pald-up Capital Reserve and
Profits
Undivided
.$10,000,000.00 5,598,800.05
2.983.261.30
HEAD' OFFICE:-HONG KONG 10, Des Voeux Road, Central, Estate of £109,348 (n.p. £104,-
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- 940) was left by Mr. F. Smith Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Pollard Hall, Gomersal, Yorks, Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq.. member of the Council of the wWong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Federation of British Industries Shek, Esq., Li Ian Sang, Esq., Wong
H.K. Tramways $15.80 b., $16 s.,hairman of J. Blakeborough and Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Fo. Esq. and
$15:65 sar-
Star Ferries $59 b. Yaumati Ferries $21
b.
China Lights (Old) $6.90 b. China Lights (New) $4.b. H.K. Electrics (Old) $38 b.-- H.K. Electrics (New) $37%
$371⁄2 sa.
Telephones (Old) $23%
$2334/24 sa.
INDUSTRIALS
H.K. Ropes $5.40 b.
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $184 b. Watsons $84 b.
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $6.60 b.. Vibro Piling $8 s.
LAST DAY'S SALES'
Sons, engineers, a director of other Fung Ping Wah, Esq. dompanies and formerly Assistan
Director of Materials and Priority. Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Controller's Department, Admiral-|
ty. He left an annuity of £1,500 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:- to his wife for life and the resi-Amoy.. due between his children.
Li The Fung. Esq., Managers,
Manila
Beattle
Batavia
Melbourne
Samarang
b..
Bombay Bequests of Mr. H. P. Hoare, Caloutta b., Woodham Road, Woking, chairman Haukow
Haiphong of the Cavendish Mortgage Co. Honolulu who left £18,395 (n.p. £15,232), Kobe Included:
Nagasaki
Shanghai
New York
Singapore
Parle
Sourabaya
Peiping
Bwatow
Penang
Bydney
Rangoon
Tintin
Kowloon
Salgon
Vancouver
London
Ban Franciano
4 H.K. Banks @ $1310 300 Trams @ $15.85 100 Electrics (New) @ $371⁄2 - 100 Lights (New) $3%
FOR THE 1 MAN IN 7 WHO SHAVES EVERY DAY
Lanna
"A sum not exceeding £15 for he purchase of cigars, to be Every description of Banking and placed on the board-room table at Exchange business transacted, the dinectors' meetings of the Cavendish Mortgage Co."
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter; 1853.
Pald-up Capitat. Reserve Fund- Reserve Liability of Pro-
'prietors
£3,000,000 £3,000,000.
£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: 'LONDON: 38, Bishopsgato, E.C.2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.2, West End Branch: 14/10. Cockspur Street, S.W.1. Manchester Branch:
82, Mosley. Street, Manchester, 2.
Hankow
Padang
Hurbin
Rangoon
Hong Kong Galgoa
Iloilo.
Beremban
Ipoh
Fanghai
Singapore
Sitiawan Sourabaya
Kuoling
Montain
Tongkah
Manila
Medar
New York
(Bhuket) t * Tsingtao.
Tokobama
Fairile Flaus, Kunis Lampur-Taiping
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genera. Banking “Business transacted.
granted on approved securities..
Current Accounts" opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terma which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes. To Let.
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager.
THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED.
Head Office: Hong Kong.. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000
· LONDON BANKERS— Westminster, Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every description of banking business transacted.
Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits received at..rates which will be quoted on application. --
Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager.
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SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened £1 Local Currency and Sterling with in The opportunity of serving you ercat allowed at rates obtainable on will be a pleasure and your application,
commands will have our best The Bank's Head Umce in London attention; undertakes Executor and Trustco bust- ¡ness, and, claims- recovery of British Income Tax: overpaid, on terms, which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Eranches.”
BA CAMIDGE,"
Manager,
GRACA & CO.
No. 10, Wyndham Street,
O. Box 620 Hong Kong.