'HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital AN .$50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
Hong Kong. Currency Re.
'serve
prietors
Pro-
€ 8,500,000
..$10,000,000
...$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hun. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman.
The Committee "France Libre" | Reserve Liability of gave a dinner at the Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday to 27 Volun- d'Artagnan, from Shanghai.
teers, most of them from the s/s
All the volunteers are seamen and they will stay in Hong Kong for a few days awaiting further or- ders, says a statement issued to
the Press.
The arrival of these Volunteers |
is a clear indication of the grow- ing movement in favour of Gen-
eral de Gaulle,
Since Marshal Pelain has dis- missed Laval and refused to go
Armistice terms, beyond the
C. C. Roberts, Esq., Deputy Chairman,
J. R. Bonsfeld, Esq., 0. Miskio, Exq..
K. S. Morrison. Eng. A. H. Compton, Esq., 1. J. Daries, Esq.. Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce, Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn Chief Manager.
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Investigations proved that most of the com- plaints regarding the Kowloon Hospital were due, not to the new regulations themselves, but rather to the faulty administration of those regulations, and it was reassuring to note that the Hon. Director of Medical Services had stressed the fact that any com- plaint in respect of any side of hospital management, treatment, or administration, if made to him at the time or as soon after as possible, would be immed- iately enquired into and Dr. Selwyn-Clarke had per-France, and that it is only with sonally assured the Association that he would close-the victory of Great Britain that ly investigate any such complaints.
The Kowloon It was generally conceded that respondence with
(1933) Ltd., re- the fundamental cause of any dis- Motor Bus Co. satisfaction with the new regula.garding the congestion on all the main bus routes, this subject again lims or for the red of such re gulations, was the inadequacy of received considerable discussion. hospital facilities in the Colony, For same time past, there have and it was derided that the As-; been constant complaints by the sociation should now direct its attravelling public about the over- tention to the possibility of makerowding and lack of accommoda- ang suggestions or proposals which tion on the buses, and the Associa would tend to assist in improving įtion has made representations and increasing those facilities; a the management of the Bus Com- special Sub-Committee was there-pany on the matter both by in- fore appointed with this also interviews and correspondence. The
given explanation
by the Bus view.
to
The report and recommendations! Company from time to time wast of Mr. C. E. Terry were unani-that the trouble is mainly due to a mously adopted, and the Hon. Se-shortage of vehicles, owing to the cretary was instructed to express non-arrival of rolling-stock from the appreciation of the Association Great Britain, some of the orders to the Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn- for which were placed even before Clarke. Director of Medical Ser- the commencement of the war. vices, for the courteous and patient manner in which he has dealt with the representations made to hir
Kowloon Bus Service
As the result of further
cor-
Petition To Government
|
Batovia
great number of Frenchmen who Bangkok were undecided are now rallying Bombay to the Cross of Lorraine, realising Calcutta
taovement is that the De Gaulle only directed to the salvation of Colombo
the freedom of their beloved Country can be assured.
the
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TRUSTEE and EXECUTCH business undertaken.
The Committee France Libre of
opened CURRENT Hong Kong take the opportunity
DEPO of rearming its faith in the final Local Currency and FIXED victory of
Allies,
thanksrrs received for One Year or shorter heartily the Free French Fighting periods in Local and Other Currencies Forces for their courage and spirit which will be quoted on application.
under their valiant of sacrifice Commanders, General Catroux, Admiral Muselier, General de
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to all Free homme, and extend Frenchmen good wishes for a New Year of great Hope and Victory.
Vive La Grande Bretagne Vive La France. Vive De Gaulle. L. BIAU, President, Committee "France Libre." remove the constant and continued irritation to the residents of Kow- loon, which the inadequate bus service involved.
Grave Danger.
but also
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
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The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application. AND KONG THE HONG
V. M GRAYBURN, SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Chlef Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Paid-up Capital
Profits
$10,000.000.00 5,598,600.00
2,983,281.50
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
It was pointed out that the fai- at the same time he was directed | It has now been definitely as-lure to provide for the replace- to record in the minutes a vote of certained that there is very littlement of unserviceable vehicles in thanks to Mr. Terry for his vaht-prospect of the Bus Company be- due time, not only detrimentally Authorised Capital able work and report.
ing able to obtain anything like affects the interests of the Bus Reserve. and Undivided the required number of British
Company themselves, made vehicles from the United
gives rise to a grave danger of the Kingdom in the near future. The
transport services on the peninsula. management stated that they have being seriously dislocated in the made and are making every ef-
near future, @ situation which fort to cope with the situation.
might have vital repercussions in Hon, Sir. Shou-son Chow, Chairman; They had already petitioned Gov- the event of an emergency. A& ernment for permission to pur-the question generally is of par-wong Yun Tong, Esq.. Chan Ching chase, for the duration of the war, amount public importance, it was shek, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong American make vehicles for the decided to draw the attention of Chu Son, Esq. purpose of replacement and enlar
Government to the matter. gement of their present fleet of buses, and although this pedition had been sent in some time ago, Hothing had yet been heard in reply, consequently the ordering or purchase of such vehicles was held up.
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The Company, had also again appealed to Government to allow them to use “double-deck?” ver hicles on the
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Other business dealt with at: the; meeting was of a routine nature. Those present were Mh Lam Ming Fan, President; Mr. D. W Munton, Vice-President; Mr. F G Mow Fung, Hon. Secretary: Miria R. H: Wong; Hon; Treasurer,. Dr Bamber S. G. Kirkby-Gomes, Major G. M Manners, Lt. Col.. E.. Dr. Matthews; Hakow Miss R. Mow Fung, Massrs. Rotaja: main routes, in Pestordi, D. O. Silver:. Ji M. SWEDE the same way as Has been sanc-ney, C. E. Terry, and B. Wylie, Tob tloned on the leland; two chassis Apologies for absence wore for "double-desk" bodios were ceived from Hom Mt. Lea
and orre of' actually in hand;.
D'Almada e Castro. Rev. IR them with a frame-work body Higgs, Mr: 1. N. Murray and Mi fitted to it had recently been R. A. da Silva. tested on the road by the traffic! department,
Some pungent remarks were made at the meeting regarding the apparent helplessness of the Bus
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Company to effect any practical means for coping with the situa- tion, and it was emphasised that Paid-up. Capital. whatever quarter was responsible | Reserve Fund for the impasse; it was essential Reserve Liability of Pro- that something should be done to
prietors
£3,000,000, £9,000,000,
£3,000,000
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SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened-in-||- LocalCurrency and Sterling with in terest 'allowed at rates' obtainable on applications
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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.
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